Lee et al reported a regression equation for estimating a patient's maximum oxygen uptake from the Specific Activity Scale class. The authors are from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
NOTE: The Specific Activity Scale is discussed in 37.06.04.
predicted maximum oxygen uptake in mL per min per kg =
= 25.9 - (4.76 * (class for the specific activity scale))
Class
Point
I
1
II
2
III
3
IV
4
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