Association between BMI and VO<sub>2</sub> max of females in the initial stages of puberty

  • Italo Quenni de Araujo Vasconcelos UFPR
  • Antonio Stabelini Neto UFPR
  • Gabriel Ferreira Nunes UFPR
  • Luis Paulo Gomes Mascarenhas UFPR
  • Wagner de Campos UFPR

Abstract

To analyze the relationship between BMI and VO2 max of females in the initial stages of puberty. The sample consisted of 47 girls (stage 1 = 20 and stage 2 = 27) from the city of Apucarana, Paraná, Brasil. The Tanner (1962) method was used to identify the sexual maturation stages of the girls, the weight/ height2 relation to calculate the BMI, and the Leger (1988) 20m indirect test to measure the VO2 max. The data was analyzed by Student t test and Pearson moment correlations, with alpha level of p < 0,05. Only for girls in stage 2 the relationship was significant (r= -0,41 / p < 0,05) between BMI and VO2 max. For girls in Tanner stage 2, the onset of puberty possibly promoted structural changes that modified significantly the body composition and consequently influenced the values of VO2 max.

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Author Biography

Italo Quenni de Araujo Vasconcelos, UFPR
Possui Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Educação Física pela Universidade Federal do Paraná, atualmente é aluno de Pós-Graduação em Fisiologia do Exercício na mesma instituição. Tem experiência na área de pesquisa, com ênfase em Preparação Desportiva no Futebol, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Fisiologia do Exercício, Medidas e Avaliação Funcional, Estado Nutricional e Fatores de Risco para Doenças Cardiovasculares Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-05-15
How to Cite
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Vasconcelos IQ de A, Stabelini Neto A, Nunes GF, Mascarenhas LPG, Campos W de. Association between BMI and VO<sub>2</sub&gt; max of females in the initial stages of puberty. JPhysEduc [Internet]. 2008May15 [cited 2025Sep.13];16(1):21-5. Available from: https://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/RevEducFis/article/view/3400
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Vol 16 No 1 (2005)
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Original Articles

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