Abstract
BACKGROUND: This systematic literature review summarizes the impact of smoking on maximal oxygen uptake (maximum V̇O2).
METHODS: Full-text articles were retrieved if the abstract met the assigned criteria. A total of 9 articles were included in the final review based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. These included articles assessed the effects of tobacco smoking on maximum V̇O2 values.
RESULTS: Half of the articles reported a significant difference in maximum V̇O2 scores between smokers and nonsmokers, with smokers having a lower maximum V̇O2. The other half of the articles did not identify significant differences between smokers and nonsmokers. One study found a significant difference in maximum V̇O2 in only one age group (ie, 20–29 y), but not any of the other age groups.
CONCLUSIONS: More research is needed on the effects of smoking on maximum V̇O2 to better understand any relationships or causations.
- maximum V̇O2
- maximal oxygen uptake
- aerobic capacity
- maximum V̇O2 test
- cigarette smoking
- smoking
- smokers
- cigarettes
- tobacco cigarettes
Footnotes
- Correspondence: Nauris Tamulevicius PhD, Department of Health Sciences and Human Performance, University of Tampa, 401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, Florida 33606. E-mail: ntamulevicius{at}ut.edu
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