Aging
Conditions
Keywords
physical activity, maximal oxygen uptake
Brief summary
This is a substudy of the Generation-100 study (NCT01666340). The aim of this study is to find critical values for (1) maximal oxygen uptake and (2) sedentary behavior, below which cardiovascular risk parameter clustering is apparent in an elderly Norwegian population.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
70 Years to 77 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* ability to walk at least 1km, * born in 1938,1939,1940,1941 or 1942 * Sufficiently good health to be able to take part in the study, as determined by the researchers
Exclusion criteria
* Illness or disability that precludes exercise or hinders completion of the study * Uncontrolled hypertension * Symptomatic valve disease, hyper tropic cardio-myopathy or unstable angina * Active cancer * Test results indicating that study participation is unsafe * Inclusion in other studies conflicting with participation in this one
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HDL blood correlation to maximal oxygen uptake | baseline | Maximal oxygen uptake test on the bike or treadmill |
| LDL blood correlation to maximal oxygen uptake | baseline | — |
| C-reactive protein (CRP) correlation to maximal oxygen uptake | baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| sedentariness correlation with maximal oxygen uptake | baseline |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed