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2013-05-27Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.1007/s00103-013-1672-y
Cardiorespiratory fitness among adults in Germany
dc.contributor.authorFinger, Jonas
dc.contributor.authorKrug, Susanne
dc.contributor.authorGößwald, Antje
dc.contributor.authorHärtel, Sascha
dc.contributor.authorBös, Klaus
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T16:40:05Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T16:40:05Z
dc.date.created2013-05-28
dc.date.issued2013-05-27none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/rerNXeNenbGLU/PDF/28QIHFeaOEQJI.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/1548
dc.description.abstractA high level of fitness is an indicator for a good health state. Therefore, cardiorespiratory fitness was examined in the cross-sectional German Health Interview Survey for Adults (DEGS1). Data from 3,030 test-qualified adults between 18 and 64 years old were assessed by means of a standardized submaximal cycle ergometer test. Test-qualified participants were significantly younger, more often men, less often obese and showed a better health state than those who were not test-qualified. The calculated physical work capacity at 75% of the age-predicted maximum heart rate (PWC75%) in watts per kg bodyweight was among men 1.52 and among women 1.15. PWC75% declines by 4.2% per age decade for men and 4.8% for women. A higher socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with better fitness among women. No significant association was observed between SES and fitness among men. These findings can be used to develop target-group specific health-promotion interventions in order to enhance cardiorespiratory fitness. It is planned to calculate updated PWC reference values based on the DEGS1 data.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsberichterstattung
dc.subjectHealth surveyeng
dc.subjectAdultseng
dc.subjectCardiorespiratory fitnesseng
dc.subjectPWCeng
dc.subjectCycle ergometryeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleCardiorespiratory fitness among adults in Germany
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.subtitleResults of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS1)
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10031171
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00103-013-1672-y
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/1473
local.edoc.container-titleBundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
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local.edoc.type-nameZeitschriftenartikel
local.edoc.container-typeperiodical
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local.edoc.container-urlhttp://link.springer.com/journal/103
local.edoc.container-publisher-nameSpringer
local.edoc.container-volume56
local.edoc.container-issue5/6
local.edoc.container-year2013

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