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2003 SEP 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Peak heart rate was low in obese girls, results similar to those found in adults.
"The purpose of this study was to compare heart rate peak in obese (n=43) and normal weight (n=45) female youth," investigators in the United States report.
"Heart rate (HR) peak was significantly lower (pless than or equal to0.05) in the obese group as compared to the normal weight group (192.3[+ or -]9.3, 203.4[+ or -]7.6), and VO[subscript]2 (L/min) peak similar between groups (1.77[+ or -]0.53, 1.97[+ or -]0.60)," wrote Mark Loftin and collaborators at the University of New Orleans. "Bivariate correlations for heart rate peak with body weight, percent fat, and body mass index yielded the following: -0.53, -0.54, and -0.57. These findings agree with the adult data indicating low HR peak in obese individuals."
The investigators concluded, ...