TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimation of Metabolic Energy Expenditure during Short Walking Bouts
AU - Blokland, Ilse Johanna
AU - De Koning, Jos J.
AU - Van Kan, Thomas
AU - Van Bennekom, Coen A.M.
AU - Van Dieen, Jaap H.
AU - Houdijk, Han
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Georg Thieme Verlag. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - Assessment of metabolic energy expenditure from indirect calorimetry is currently limited to sustained (>4 min) cyclic activities, because of steady-state requirements. This is problematic for patient populations who are unable to perform such sustained activities. Therefore, this study explores validity and reliability of a method estimating metabolic energy expenditure based on oxygen consumption (V˙O 2) during short walking bouts. Twelve able-bodied adults twice performed six treadmill walking trials (1, 2 and 6 min at 4 and 5 km/h), while V˙O 2was measured. Total V˙O 2was calculated by integrating net V˙O 2over walking and recovery. Concurrent validity with steady-state V˙O 2was assessed with Pearson's correlations. Test-retest reliability was assessed using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman analyses. Total V˙O 2was strongly correlated with steady-state V˙O 2(r=0.91-0.99), but consistently higher. Test-retest reliability of total V˙O 2(ICC=0.65-0.92) was lower than or comparable to steady-state V˙O 2(ICC=0.83-0.92), with lower reliability for shorter trials. Total V˙O 2discriminated between gait speeds. Total oxygen uptake provides a useful measure to estimate metabolic load of short activities from oxygen consumption. Although estimates are less reliable than steady-state measurements, they can provide insight in the yet unknown metabolic demands of daily activities for patient populations unable to perform sustained activities.
AB - Assessment of metabolic energy expenditure from indirect calorimetry is currently limited to sustained (>4 min) cyclic activities, because of steady-state requirements. This is problematic for patient populations who are unable to perform such sustained activities. Therefore, this study explores validity and reliability of a method estimating metabolic energy expenditure based on oxygen consumption (V˙O 2) during short walking bouts. Twelve able-bodied adults twice performed six treadmill walking trials (1, 2 and 6 min at 4 and 5 km/h), while V˙O 2was measured. Total V˙O 2was calculated by integrating net V˙O 2over walking and recovery. Concurrent validity with steady-state V˙O 2was assessed with Pearson's correlations. Test-retest reliability was assessed using intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman analyses. Total V˙O 2was strongly correlated with steady-state V˙O 2(r=0.91-0.99), but consistently higher. Test-retest reliability of total V˙O 2(ICC=0.65-0.92) was lower than or comparable to steady-state V˙O 2(ICC=0.83-0.92), with lower reliability for shorter trials. Total V˙O 2discriminated between gait speeds. Total oxygen uptake provides a useful measure to estimate metabolic load of short activities from oxygen consumption. Although estimates are less reliable than steady-state measurements, they can provide insight in the yet unknown metabolic demands of daily activities for patient populations unable to perform sustained activities.
KW - aerobic load
KW - oxygen uptake
KW - oxygen uptake kinetics
KW - steady state
KW - test-retest reliability
KW - validity
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1373-5770
DO - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1373-5770
M3 - Article
C2 - 33862639
SN - 0172-4622
VL - 42
SP - 1098
EP - 1104
JO - International Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - International Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 12
ER -