PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sengbusch, Julia R
AU  - Tiernan, Delaney L
AU  - Tamulevicius, Nauris
AU  - Martinasek, Mary P
TI  - The Impact of Smoking on Maximum Oxygen Uptake
AID  - 10.4187/respcare.08406
DP  - 2021 May 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 857--861
VI  - 66
IP  - 5
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/66/5/857.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/66/5/857.full
AB  - BACKGROUND: This systematic literature review summarizes the impact of smoking on maximal oxygen uptake (maximum ).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 values.RESULTS: Half of the articles reported a significant difference in maximum scores between smokers and nonsmokers, with smokers having a lower maximum . The other half of the articles did not identify significant differences between smokers and nonsmokers. One study found a significant difference in maximum 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 to better understand any relationships or causations.