Response of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope to exercise training in patients with chronic kidney disease

Wilkinson, Thomas J.; Watson, Emma L.; Vadaszy, Noemi; Baker, Luke A.; Viana, João L.; Smith, Alice C.

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients have poor cardiorespiratory fitness. Although cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is a universal assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness, values taken at 'peak' effort are strongly influenced by motivation and the choice of test endpoint. The oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) integrates cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and respiratory function into a single index to provide a more pragmatic and safer alternative to maximal testing. No research has explored whether exercise can improve the OUES in CKD patients.