Comparison of Peak Oxygen Consumption During Exercise Testing Between Sexes Among Children and Adolescents in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Sheng-Hui Tuan (Author), Guan-Bo Chen (Author), Chia-Hsin Chen (Author), Yi-Jen Chen (Author), I-Hsiu Liou (Author), Yen-Tung Su (Author), Ko-Long Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Studies among Western children have observed that the peak oxygen consumption (peak V˙O2) of boys is higher than that of girls, and this difference increases as children progress through adolescence. However, the maturation process and social expectation toward Eastern boys and girls are...