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Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Health
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a significant predictor of illness and death.
  • Electronic health record (EHR) systems are widespread but often lack CRF data.
  • This data gap limits research and health assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Develop a nonexercise equation to estimate and classify CRF.
  • Utilize variables readily available in EHRs for CRF assessment.
  • Improve population health research capabilities.

Main Methods:

  • Used data from 42,676 healthy adults (Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study).
  • Developed a nonexercise CRF equation using sex, age, BMI, resting heart rate, blood pressure, and smoking status.
  • Validated CRF estimation against maximal treadmill tests.

Main Results:

  • The developed models achieved a multiple correlation coefficient (R) of 0.70 for males and 0.65 for females.
  • Models explained 48.4% of CRF variance in males and 41.9% in females.
  • Accurate classification of low CRF (lowest tertile) was achieved in over 74% of participants.

Conclusions:

  • Regression models provide a practical method for estimating CRF from EHR data.
  • This approach can enhance population health research and clinical assessments.
  • The nonexercise equation offers a valuable tool for identifying individuals at risk due to low fitness.