期刊名称：American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
印刷版ISSN：2333-4592
电子版ISSN：2333-4606
出版年度：2013
卷号：1
期号：2
页码：17-27
DOI：10.12691/ajssm-1-2-2
语种：English
出版社：Science and Education Publishing
摘要：Recent studies examining the relationship between epo doping and aerobic performance (the EDAP–relationship) yield conflicting results. To resolve this inconclusiveness in an empirical way, we conducted a meta–analysis on 17 laboratory studies and assessed effect sizes (unbiased d, r and r2) of the epo–induced improvements in aerobic exercise capacity measured by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and maximal aerobic power output (Wmap). The fixed, pooled EDAP effect size estimates were moderate, d = 0.41–0.49, r = .19–.44, and r2 = .04–.19, revealing a shift of approximately half SD in performances of the epo–treated compared to the non–treated participants. As to VO2max, we observed the strongest post test performance (M = 64.39ml kg-1 min-1) in double blind, placebo controlled studies on performances assessed at sea level with an increase from pre to post tests of M = 4.02ml kg-1 min-1. Regarding Wmap, the increase was M = 26W with the strongest post test performance of M = 398W observed in similar studies as VO2max. Percents improvement from pre to post tests varied between M = 6–7% (VO2max), and M = 7–8% (Wmap). The largest improvement in VO2max we found equals an increase in velocity of about 1km/h. Consistent with recent studies criticizing the EDAP-relationship our findings indicate that its strength is overestimated. In turn, this entails that the relationship between epo doping and cyclists’ performances at real contests is overrated too.
关键词：aerobic performance; epo doping; meta-analysis; professional road racing
