<Originals>Reliability of the Stair-Climb Test (SCT) of Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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HYF, T., AR, A., KC, T., and YHM,C., Rellability of the Stair-Clim Test (SCT) of Cardiorespiratory Fitness. Abv. Exerc. Sports Physiol., Vol.10, No.10 pp.77-83, 2004. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the Stair-Climb Test (SCT) of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in healthy male and female Singaporean adults. Thirty men (mean age 37±9 years) and 22 women (mean age 35±11 years) underwent two SCTs (SCT1&SCT2) at a public Housing and Development Board (HDB) staircase, with at least 24 hours separating each test session. Reliability of the SCT was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), coefficient of variation (CV) and change in the mean, The test-retest ICCs for predected maxmal oxygen uptake (PVO2max) of men and women were 0.95; CV of men and women for PVO2max, were 2.1% and 1.6% respectively; and change in the mean of men and women for PVO2max, were 1.2% and 1.6% respectively. Heart rate at the end of climb (HRend) and climb time (CT) were highly reproducible, with ICCs over 0.80, CVx below (CT) were highly reproducible, with ICCs over o.80, CVs below 6% and changes in the means of not more than 5%. The results indicated that the SCT was a very reliable field test and could serve as an effective tool for cardiorespiratory fitness assessment. Further reseach should evaluate the sensitivity of the SCT to monitor changes in VO2max following exercise training.
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