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White high school girls (n = 120) and boys (n = 120) aged 14–17 years, selected from 9th, 10th, 11th and 12 grades of a northern, midwest U.S. high school performed running exercise on a motor driven treadmill for determinations of maximal O2 uptake (\(\dot V\)O2 max).
The mean \(\dot V\)O2 max for all age groups was 40.8±4.0 and 54.7±5.6 ml/kg·min−1 for girls and boys respectively. The difference in \(\dot V\)O2 max across age groups varied only from 40.2–41.2 ml/kg·min−1 for girls and 54.0–56.3 ml/kg·min−1 for boys. These differences were not significant (P>0.05). The reported \(\dot V\)O2 max data are compared with those reported in other studies for bicycle ergometer and treadmill exercise using similar age groups.
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Nagle, F.J., Hagberg, J. & Kamei, S. Maximal O2 uptake of boys and girls — ages 14–17. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 36, 75–80 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00423114
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