본 연구는 대학생들에게 있어서 4가지의 현장검사(퀸스 스텝검사, 1마일 걷기검사, 12분 달리기검사, 15분 달리기검사) 중 어느 현장검사의 최대산소섭취량 추정치가 점증적 운동부하 검사를 통하여 도출된 실제 최대산소섭취량과 일치하는 결과를 나타내는지를 확인하고자 하는데 있다. 본 연구의 대상자는 충북소재 K대학교 대학생 39명(남학생 23명; 여학생 16명)으로 구성되었다. 실측된 최대산소섭취량과 4가지의 현장검사를 비교하기 위하여 일원분산분석(one-way analysis of variance)을 실시하였으며, 사후검증으로 Tukey의 방법을 실시하였다. 남학생의 경우, 실측 최대산소섭취량은 55.69±7.23 ml/kg/min으로서 퀸스 스텝검사 55.45±5.69 ml/kg/min, 1마일 걷기검사 56.29±3.89 ml/kg/min와 통계적인 유의한 차이는 없었으나(p>0.05), 12분 달리기 검사 48.43±7.88 ml/kg/min, 15분 달리기 검사 46.07±4.65 ml/kg/min와 통계적인 유의차가 나타났다(p< 0.05). 여학생의 경우, 실측 최대산소섭취량은 45.30±4.78 ml/kg/min으로서 1마일 걷기검사 47.92±3.58 ml/kg/min와 통계적인 유의한 차이는 없었으나(p >0.05), 퀸스 스텝검사 36.58±3.16 ml/kg/min, 12분 달리기 검사 32.46±7.64 ml/kg/min, 15분 달리기 검사 36.69±4.49 ml/kg/min와 통계적인 유의차가 나타났다(p<0.05). 남학생의 경우 실측 최대산소섭취량을 가장 잘 대변하는 현장검사로는 1마일 걷기검사와 퀸스 스텝검사로 권장될 수 있으며, 여학생의 경우 1마일 걷기검사가 권장될 수 있을 것이다.

This study was performed to identify the degree of agreement between VO₂max measured using one of four types of field tests (Queens College Step Test, Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test, Cooper 12-Minute Run Test, and Balke 15 Minute Test) with actual VO₂max measured using the Graded Exercise Test in Korean college students. This study included 39 subjects from K University (male=23; female=16) in Chungbuk province. One-way analysis of variance was conducted to compare actual VO₂max with VO₂max measured using the four field tests, and a post-hoc test (Tukey) was then conducted. In male students, actual VO₂max was 55.69±7.23 ml/kg/min, and there were no significant differences with VO₂max values measured with the Queens College Step Test (55.45±5.69 ml/kg/min) and Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test (56.29±3.89 ml/kg/min; p>0.05); however, there were significant differences with VO₂max values measured with the Cooper 12-Minute Run Test (48.43±7.88 ml/kg/min) and Balke 15 Minute Test(46.07±4.65 ml/kg/min; p< 0.05). In female students, actual VO₂max was 45.30±4.78 ml/kg/min, and there was no significant difference with the VO₂max value measured with the Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test (47.92±3.58 ml/kg/min; p >0.05), however there were significant differences with the VO₂max values measured with the Queens College Step Test (36.58±3.16 ml/kg/min), Cooper 12-Minute Run Test (32.46±7.64 ml/kg/min), and Balke 15 Minute Test (36.69±4.49 ml/kg/min) (p<0.05). It was found that the Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test and Queens College Step Test were recommended for measuring actual VO₂max in male students and only the Rockport One-Mile Fitness Walking Test was recommended for measuring actual VO₂max in female students.