Determinación del consumo máximo de oxígeno mediante la aplicación del Test de Course Navette en estudiantes de la carrera de Medicina de la Universidad de Cuenca, período marzo-agosto 2023

Abstract

Background: maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) is a parameter which determine the aerobic physical condition of people, this being an indicator of cardiovascular health, which in good conditions improves academic performance, increases concentration and reduces risk of suffering chronic non-communicable diseases. Objective: determine the maximal oxygen consumption by applying the Course Navette Test in students of the University of Cuenca's Medical School during the March-August 2023 academic year. Methods: a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative, study was carried out on 271 students, applying a survey created by the authors to record pre- and post-test data; The Course Navette Test was used to obtain VO2max; The information was processed with SPSS 26, Minitab Express 1.6, Microsoft Word 2018; Frequencies, percentages, Mean and Standard Deviation were used as statistics, all expressed in tables. Results: VO2max was higher in men and in 18-year-old students, with an average of 40.82 and 38.24 respectively; overweight students averaged 35.4;

Obesity Class I, 32.28 and Obesity Class II, 31.3. VO2max was better in students with a pre- test HR of 74.43 and a 5-minute post-test HR of 114.87. Conclusions: most students had a regular VO2max; However, as a young and apparently healthy population, VO2max values should be higher than those found in the present research.