Oxygen consumption using the K2 telemetry system and a metabolic cart

Claire Peel, Carolyn Utsey

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare measurements of oxygen consumption (VO2), ventilation (VE), and respiratory rate (RR) between a relatively new portable, telemetry system (K2) and a system that has been shown to be valid and reliable. Duplicate measurements were made at rest and during four levels of exercise in 10 subjects. Heart rate values were comparable for exercise at the same work level during gas collection using the two systems, indicating that the metabolic stresses were similar. Oxygen consumption measurements were significantly lower using the K2 system compared with a metabolic measurement cart (MMC). There was no significant difference in VE, but RR was lower for measurements made with the MMC. Compared with the MMC, the K2 system uses a slightly different formula to calculate VO2 because the content of carbon dioxide in expired air is not measured. To determine differences resulting from the method of calculating VO2, MMC measurements were applied to the formula used by the K2 system, and K2 values were adjusted using the RER values obtained from the MMC. There were no differences between these calculated values and the values obtained directly from either the MMC or the K2 system. Consequently, we concluded that the lower VO2 values obtained with the K2 system were attributed to the method of collecting and analyzing expired air, rather than to the method of calculating VO2.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)396-400
Number of pages5
JournalMedicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Volume25
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1993

Keywords

  • Energy expenditure
  • Respiratory exchange ratio
  • Ventilation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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