Background. Assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a standard procedure in routine clinical practices. Early identification of risk factors through screening is vital in the fight against chronic diseases. Evaluation of CRF can impose cost implications in the clinical setting; thus, a simple and easy-to-use test is to be advocated. The Ruffier test is a simple test that can assess CRF, and it is necessary to find whether the test reflects the effects of compounding factors in CRF. Objective. This study aims to determine the association between CRF (estimated VO_2max) with cardiovascular, anthropometric, and physical risk factors using the Ruffier test. Methods. A cross-sectional study with a sample of 52 male participants was conducted. Before the Ruffier test, each participant’s body weight, height, waist circumference, skinfold thickness, thigh length, lower-limb length, thigh circumference, physical activity, blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, and pulmonary functions were recorded, and these factors correlated with CRF. Results. There was a significant inverse relationship found between the estimated VO_2max and age, height, body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, a sum of skinfold, fat percentage, thigh length, lower-limb length, thigh circumference, smoking, blood pressure, heart rates, and diabetes . A significant positive correlation was found between the estimated VO_2max with physical activity and respiratory functions . In the multivariable model, body weight and resting heart rate were significantly inversely associated with the estimated VO_2max. Conclusion. Using the Ruffier test, various risk factors of CRF are correlated with the estimated VO_2max. This test reflects the effects of different compounding factors on CRF; therefore, it can be used in routine clinical practices to identify the risk factors early.

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心肺健康与心血管、人体测量和身体风险因素的相关性：使用鲁菲尔测试作为模板。


背景。心肺健康（CRF）评估是常规临床实践中的标准程序。通过筛查及早识别危险因素对于对抗慢性病至关重要。 CRF 的评估可能会对临床环境产生成本影响；因此，应该提倡一种简单易用的测试。 Ruffier检验是一个可以评估CRF的简单检验，需要了解该检验是否反映了CRF中复合因素的影响。客观的。本研究旨在使用 Ruffier 检验确定 CRF（估计 VO _2max ）与心血管、人体测量和身体危险因素之间的关联。方法。对 52 名男性参与者进行了一项横断面研究。在鲁菲尔测试前，记录每位参与者的体重、身高、腰围、皮褶厚度、大腿长度、下肢长度、大腿围、体力活动、血压、吸烟、糖尿病和肺功能，并将这些因素与病例报告表。结果。估计 VO _2max与年龄、身高、体重、体重指数、腰围、皮褶总和、脂肪百分比、大腿长度、下肢长度、大腿围、吸烟、血压之间存在显着的负相关关系、心率和糖尿病 。估计 VO _2max与体力活动和呼吸功能之间存在显着正相关关系 。在多变量模型中，体重和静息心率与估计 VO _2max显着负相关 。结论。使用 Ruffier 检验，CRF 的各种危险因素与估计的 VO _2max相关。该检验反映了不同复合因素对CRF的影响；因此，它可以用于常规临床实践，以尽早识别危险因素。