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Cardiorespiratory fitness classification Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2019;32(4):343-354 Original Article Conclusion The AEMA table showed important discrepancies when compared with the AHA, Cooper and UNIFESP tables, which are widely used instruments for CRF classification in our setting. We propose the use of the AEMA table, which was constructed with data from a large sample (predominantly regional, though) of the Brazilian population in centers and laboratories where the treadmill exercise testing is test is performed throughout the country. Author contributions Conception and design of the research: Almeida AEM, Ribeiro JP, Stein R. Acquisition of data: Almeida AEM, Santander IRMF, Nascimento JA, Agnaldo doNascimento J, Stein R. Analysis and interpretation of the data: Almeida AEM, Santander IRMF, Campos MIM, Nascimento JA, Agnaldo do Nascimento J, Stein R. Statistical analysis: AlmeidaAEM, CamposMIM, Nascimento JA, Agnaldodo Nascimento J, SteinR.Writing of themanuscript: Almeida AEM, Ritt LEF, Belli KC, Stein R. Critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content: Almeida AEM, Ritt LEF, Belli KC, Stein R. Potential Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Sources of Funding There were no external funding sources for this study. Study Association This study is not associated with any thesis or dissertation work. Ethics approval and consent to participate This article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.