VO2max-Based Physical Fitness Categories in a Brazilian Population with Supposed High Socioeconomic Status and without Structural Heart Disease.
João Manoel Rossi-NetoAntonio Sergio TebexreniAlexandre Novakoski F AlvesFloriana Bertini AbreuPriscilla Ayumi NishioMauricio Cruz ThomaziIvana AntelmiPaola Emanuela P SmanioPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2020)
We developed a classification for CRF and found higher values in all classification ranges of functional capacity in contrast to the Cooper Clinic and FRIEND Registry. Our findings offer a more accurate interpretation of ACR in this large Brazilian population sample when compared to previous standards based on the estimated VO2max. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 115(3):468-477).