Protocol - Cardiorespiratory Fitness - Non-Exercise Test Estimate
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Description
Cardiorespiratory fitness is estimated from a non-exercise test model that includes gender, age, body mass index, resting heart rate, and self-reported physical activity. Capture this information via standard methods, and add the values to Jurca and colleagues’ (2005) worksheet. Follow the equation in the worksheet to determine the maximal metabolic equivalent level.
Specific Instructions
There may be inappropriate expectations of the precision of the estimate of maximal capacity. The measure may be used to estimate the relative level of cardiorespiratory fitness of an individual within a group but may not be an accurate predictor of an individual’s capacity. Specifically, research has shown that this non-exercise test predicts a person’s cardiorespiratory fitness within 1.5-2.0 METs of the true fitness score.
Availability
This protocol is freely available; permission not required for use.
Protocol
Measure and record the following information about the participant.
- Age (years)
- Height (centimeters)
- Weight (kilograms)
- Body Mass Index (BMI) in kilograms per meter2 - BMI = (weight in lbs X 703)/(height in inches)2 or (weight in kilograms)/(height in meters)2
- Resting heart rate (HR) - measured HR from person’s wrist pulse after 5 minutes of rest in the supine position
Administer the questions from the five-category physical activity scale, found in Step 1 of the worksheet of Jurca et al. (2005). Add age, height, weight, and so forth to the equation in Step 2 of the worksheet to calculate the estimated MET value.
Jurca, R., Jackson, A. S., LaMonte, M. J., Morrow, J. R., Blair, S. N., Wareham, N. J., Haskell, W. L., van Mechelen, W., Church, T. S., Jakicic, J. M., & Laukkanen, R. (2005). Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness without performing exercise testing. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 29(3), 185-193.
Personnel and Training Required
This protocol requires a technician who is trained to collect anthropometric measures such as height (centimeters), weight (kilograms), and resting heart rate.
Equipment Needs
Digital scale, stadiometer
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Physical Examination
Lifestage
Adult, Senior
Participants
Ages 18 or older
Selection Rationale
This method of determining maximal metabolic equivalent level is reportedly reliable in three large studies of different age groups. The measurements are frequently obtained in health care settings. After the values are added to the model, the results may be used as a measure of aerobic capacity (a predictor of chronic disease morbidity) and to estimate a person’s disease prognosis.
Language
Chinese, English
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) | Cardioresp non-exercise proto | 62847-9 | LOINC |
| Human Phenotype Ontology | Cardiorespiratory arrest | HP:0006543 | HPO |
| Human Phenotype Ontology | Abnormal cardiac exercise stress test | HP:0500018 | HPO |
| caDSR Form | PhenX PX151401 - Cardiorespiratory Fitness Nonexercise Test Estimate | 6180419 | caDSR Form |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
The Expert Review Panel #1 reviewed the measures in the Anthropometrics, Diabetes, Physical Activity and Physical Fitness, and Nutrition and Dietary Supplements domains.
Guidance from the ERP includes:
- No significant changes
Back-compatible: no changes to Data Dictionary
Previous version in Toolkit archive (link)
Protocol Name from Source
Jurca, R.,et al, Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness without performing exercise testing, AM J PREV MED, 2005
Source
Jurca, R., Jackson, A. S., LaMonte, M. J., Morrow J. R., Blair, S. N., Wareham, N. J., . . . Laukkanen, R. (2005). Assessing cardiorespiratory fitness without performing exercise testing. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 29(3), 185-193.
General References
Wei, M., Kampert, J. B., Barlow, C. E., Nichaman, M. Z., Gibbons, L. W., Paffenbarger, R. S., & Blair, S. N. (1999). Relationship between low cardiorespiratory fitness and mortality in normal-weight, overweight, and obese men. Journal of the American Medical Association, 282, 1547-1553.
Protocol ID
151401
Variables
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | dbGaP Mapping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX151401_Age | ||||
| PX151401010000 | Participant's age | N/A | ||
| PX151401_BMI | ||||
| PX151401040000 | Participant's body mass index (BMI) | N/A | ||
| PX151401_Height | ||||
| PX151401020000 | Participant's height | N/A | ||
| PX151401_Resting_Heart_Rate | ||||
| PX151401050000 | Participant's resting heart rate measured more | N/A | ||
| PX151401_Weight | ||||
| PX151401030000 | Participant's weight | N/A | ||