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Table 4 Correlations between current PA level or type of PA and functional capacities and body composition, among subjects< 65 years old (n = 338)

From: Impact of current or past physical activity level on functional capacities and body composition among elderly people: a cross-sectional analysis from the YMCA study

 

Total PA level (min)

Body & mind activities (min)

Aerobic activities (min)

Resistance activities (min)

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

BODY COMPOSITION

 Total LBM (kg)

0.001

0.98

−0.18

0.001

0.05

0.37

0.02

0.69

 Appendicular lean mass (kg/m2)

−0.008

0.88

−0.17

0.001

0.05

0.41

0.004

0.94

 Total fat mass (%)

−0.13

0.02

−0.02

0.72

−0.09

0.09

−0.14

0.001

MUSCLE FUNCTION

 Grip strength (kg)

0.02

0.61

−0.12

0.02

0.08

0.14

−0.03

0.58

 Relative grip strength (kg/BW)

−0.15

0.44

0.11

0.56

−0.16

0.42

−0.23

0.24

 Muscle Power (N; Takaï)

0.016

0.82

−0.12

0.08

0.07

0.29

−0.17

0.34

 Knee extension strength (kg)

−0.03

0.57

−0.16

0.006

−0.016

0.78

0.09

0.12

FUNCTIONAL CAPACITIES

 TUG (s)

−0.04

0.49

−0.02

0.69

−0.06

0.29

0.07

0.20

 Fast TUG (s)

− 0.03

0.64

0.002

0.97

−0.04

0.51

0.02

0.67

 Sit-to-stand (s)

−0.06

0.36

0.06

0.40

−0.08

0.24

−0.03

0.65

 Balance (s)

0.12

0.03

0.14

0.01

0.08

0.15

0.03

0.62

 Alternate step test (n)

0.05

0.40

0.02

0.74

0.07

0.18

−0.09

0.09

AEROBIC CAPACITIES

 Estimated VO2 max (ml/min/kg)

0.06

0.29

0.07

0.21

0.03

0.64

0.05

0.34

  1. Legend: Pearson correlations; Significant: P < 0.05. TUG timed up and Go, LBM lean body mass