Simplified indices of exercise tolerance in patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy subjects: A case‐control study

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 30; no. 10; pp. 1908 - 1917
• Main Authors: Valet, Maxime, Stoquart, Gaëtan, de Broglie, Clémence, Francaux, Marc, Lejeune, Thierry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Adult; cardiorespiratory endurance; Case-Control Studies; Data Analysis; Exercise Tolerance - physiology; Female; Heart Rate - physiology; Humans; ICF; Male; Middle Aged; Multiple sclerosis; Multiple Sclerosis - metabolism; Multiple Sclerosis - physiopathology; neurology; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; physical fitness; Pulmonary Gas Exchange - physiology; Retrospective Studies; validity; cardiorespiratory endurance; validity; ICF; physical fitness; neurology

Among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), the impairment of exercise tolerance is closely related to disability. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is the gold standard to assess exercise tolerance in healthy subjects (HS). Among patients with MS, the accuracy of VO2max measurement is often impaired...