Patient selection: Adults with coronary artery disease, with half taking no medication and half taking a beta blocker and/or calcium channel antagonist.
Testing was done on a cycle ergometer, with the end point symptom-limited.
maximum oxygen uptake VO2 max in mL per min =
= (2 * (peak power output in kp • m / min)) + (2.38 * (body weight in kilograms)) - 195.4
This can be simplified for most body weights (62 to 102 kg) to:
maximum oxygen uptake VO2 max in mL per min =
= 2 * (peak power output in kp • m / min) =
= 12.3 * (peak power output in Watts)
where:
• 1 W = 6.13 kp • m / min
• kp refers to kilopond = force acting on a mass of 1 kg at normal acceleration of gravity, or 9.807 newton
• In the ACSM Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Exercise, 1 W is approximately 6 kg • m / min.
