%0 Journal Article 
%A Marín Jiménez, Nuria
%A Sánchez Parente, Sandra
%A Expósito Carrillo, Pablo
%A Jiménez Iglesias, José
%A Álvarez Gallardo, Inmaculada Concepción
%A Cuenca García, María Magdalena
%A Castro Piñero, José
%T Criterion-related validity and reliability of the 2-km walk test and the 20-m shuttle run test in adults: The role of sex, age and physical activity level
%D 2023
%@ 1440-2440
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/28760
%X Objectives: To analyze the criterion-related validity and the reliability of fitness field tests for evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness in adults, by sex, age, and physical activity level.
Design: Cross-sectional.
Methods: During 3 weeks, sociodemographic, anthropometric measurements, a treadmill maximal test, the 2-km
walk test, and the 20-m SRT were performed in 410 adults aged 18–64 years. Measured and estimated VO2max
(by Oja's and Leger's equations) were analyzed.
Results: Measured VO2max was associated with estimated VO2max by the 2-km walk test and 20-m SRT (r = 0.784
and r = 0.875, respectively; both p < 0.01). Bland–Altman analysis showed a mean difference of −0.30 ml* kg−1
* min−1 (p < 0.001, d = −0.141) in the 2-km walk test, and 0.86 ml* kg−1 * min−1 (p = 0.051) in the 20-m
SRT. Significant mean differences between test and retest were found in the time to complete the 2-km walk test
(−1.48 ± 0.51 s, p = 0.004, d = −0.014) and in the final stage reached in the 20-m SRT (0.04 ± 0.01, p =
0.002, d = 0.015). Non-significant differences were found between test and retest in the estimated VO2max by
Oja's (−0.29 ± 0.20 ml* kg−1 * min−1
, p > 0.05) and Leger's eqs. (0.03 ± 0.04 ml* kg−1 * min−1
, p > 0.05).
Moreover, both test results and estimated VO2max equations showed a high test–retest reliability.
Conclusions: Both tests were valid and reliable for evaluating cardiorespiratory fitness in adults aged 18–64 years,
regardless of sex, age, and physical activity level.
%K Fields tests
%K Cardiorespiratory fitness test
%K Validity
%K Reproducibility
%K Adults
%~ Universidad de Cádiz