Preferred Label : Peak Oxygen Consumption;
NCIt synonyms : VO2peak; Oxygen Consumption Peak; VO2 Peak; V'O2 Peak;
NCIt definition : The highest rate of oxygen consumption a subject reaches during an aerobic capacity
test.;
NCIt note : VO2 peak and VO2 max are not synonymous. VO2 peak can be determined in any aerobic
capacity test, while VO2 max can only be determined during an aerobic capacity test
where the exercise intensity incrementally increases until the subject's oxygen consumption
reaches a plateau.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL554923;
Origin ID : C153553;
UMLS CUI : C4727347;
Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
