# Study correlating physical ability at 60 compared to 80?

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This study looks at performance (by VO2 max) versus age, sex, and level of fitness. Essentially, an eighty year old man in the top 2.3% of fitness has the same VO2 max as an unfit nineteen year old woman (in the bottom 25%).

[![](https://www.theproactiveathlete.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-9.46.23-PM-1024x670.png) ](https://www.theproactiveathlete.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-07-at-9.46.23-PM-1024x670.png)

[![](https://drchatterjee.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/VO2-Max-Graph-Peter-Attia-Outlive.jpg) ](https://drchatterjee.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/VO2-Max-Graph-Peter-Attia-Outlive.jpg)

> **[Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among...](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6324439/)**
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> This study assesses the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and long-term mortality in adults undergoing exercise treadmill testing.What is the association between cardiorespiratory fitness and long-term mortality?In this cohort study of...

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