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. 2023 May 11;18(5):e0285272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285272

Table 2. Association between resting heart rate and estimated maximal oxygen consumption expressed per kg total-body mass.

The Fenland Study.

Seated RHR Supine RHR Sleeping RHR
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Total sample
Model 1 -0.27 (-0.29, -0.24) -0.25 (-0.27, -0.22) -0.33 (-0.36, -0.30) -0.31 (-0.33, -0.28) -0.28 (-0.32, -0.24) -0.27 (-0.31, -0.24)
Model 2 -0.27 (-0.29, -0.24) -0.25 (-0.27, -0.22) -0.32 (-0.35, -0.29) -0.30 (-0.33, -0.28) -0.31 (-0.35, -0.28) -0.31 (-0.35, -0.28)
Model 3 -0.23 (-0.26, -0.21) -0.19 (-0.22, -0.17) -0.29 (-0.32, -0.26) -0.29 (-0.32, -0.26) -0.26 (-0.30, -0.23) -0.22 (-0.25, -0.19)
Model 4 -0.16 (-0.18, -0.14) -0.13 (-0.15, -0.11) -0.18 (-0.21, -0.16) -0.17 (-0.19, -0.14) -0.17 (-0.21, -0.13) -0.14 (-0.17, -0.11)
Model 5 -0.14 (-0.16, -0.12) -0.12 (-0.14, -0.10) -0.16 (-0.18, -0.13) -0.15 (-0.17, -0.12) -0.15 (-0.18, -0.11) -0.13 (-0.16, -0.10)
Age stratified
Model 2 <50 years -0.26 (-0.30, -0.22) -0.25 (-0.29, -0.21) -0.34 (-0.38, -0.29) -0.29 (-0.34, -0.25) -0.35 (-0.41, -0.29) -0.30 (-0.35, -0.24)
50–60 years -0.26 (-0.30, -0.23) -0.25 (-0.28, -0.21) -0.30 (-0.35, -0.26) -0.31 (-0.35, -0.27) -0.28 (-0.34, -0.22) -0.32 (-0.37, -0.27)
>60 years -0.28 (-0.33, -0.22) -0.24 (-0.30, -0.19) -0.33 (-0.39, -0.27) -0.32 (-0.38, -0.26) -0.31 (-0.40, -0.23) -0.33 (-0.41, -0.25)
Model 3 <50 years -0.22 (-0.26, -0.18) -0.20 (-0.23, -0.16) -0.30 (-0.34, -0.26) -0.25 (-0.29, -0.21) -0.29 (-0.35, -0.23) -0.21 (-0.26, -0.16)
50–60 years -0.23 (-0.27, -0.19) -0.19 (-0.22, -0.15) -0.27 (-0.31, -0.23) -0.25 (-0.29, -0.22) -0.23 (-0.29, -0.17) -0.22 (-0.27, -0.17)
>60 years -0.25 (-0.31, -0.19) -0.21 (-0.27, -0.16) -0.30 (-0.36, -0.24) -0.29 (-0.35, -0.23) -0.28 (-0.36, -0.20) -0.27 (-0.34, -0.19)
Model 5 <50 years -0.12 (-0.16, -0.08) -0.10 (-0.14, -0.07) -0.15 (-0.19, -0.11) -0.11 (-0.15, -0.07) -0.14 (-0.20, -0.09) -0.10 (-0.15, -0.05)
50–60 years -0.15 (-0.18, -0.11) -0.11 (-0.14, -0.08) -0.15 (-0.19, -0.11) -0.14 (-0.18, -0.10) -0.13 (-0.19, -0.08) -0.12 (-0.17, -0.07)
>60 years -0.16 (-0.21, -0.11) -0.17 (-0.22, -0.12) -0.17 (-0.24, -0.11) -0.22 (-0.28, -0.16) -0.17 (-0.25, -0.10) -0.22 (-0.29, -0.15)
BMI stratified
Model 3 <25 kg/m2 -0.30 (-0.35, -0.26) -0.24 (-0.27, -0.20) -0.35 (-0.40, -0.30) -0.32 (-0.36, -0.28) -0.34 (-0.41, -0.27) -0.31 (-0.36, -0.26)
25–30 kg/m2 -0.21 (-0.24, -0.17) -0.18 (-0.22, -0.14) -0.27 (-0.31, -0.24) -0.22 (-0.26, -0.17) -0.24 (-0.30, -0.19) -0.17 (-0.22, -0.11)
>30 kg/m2 -0.18 (-0.23, -0.13) -0.11 (-0.15, -0.06) -0.22 (-0.28, -0.17) -0.17 (-0.21, -0.12) -0.19 (-0.26, -0.11) -0.13 (-0.19, -0.07)
Model 5 <25 kg/m2 -0.18 (-0.23, -0.14) -0.13 (-0.17, -0.10) -0.18 (-0.23, -0.13) -0.17 (-0.21, -0.14) -0.18 (-0.24, -0.11) -0.18 (-0.23, -0.14)
25–30 kg/m2 -0.13 (-0.16, -0.09) -0.13 (-0.17, -0.09) -0.15 (-0.19, -0.12) -0.13 (-0.17, -0.08) -0.15 (-0.20, -0.10) -0.09 (-0.14, -0.04)
>30 kg/m2 -0.10 (-0.15, -0.05) -0.08 (-0.12, -0.04) -0.12 (-0.17, -0.06) -0.11 (-0.16, -0.07) -0.08 (-0.16, -0.01) -0.08 (-0.14, -0.02)
PAEE stratified
Model 5 <40 kJ/day/kg -0.13 (-018, -0.08) -0.14 (-0.18, -0.11) -0.18 (-0.23, -0.13) -0.18 (-0.22, -0.14) -0.11 (-0.19, -0.04) -0.13 (-0.18, -0.08)
40–60 kJ/day/kg -0.15 (-0.19, -0.11) -0.10 (-0.13, -0.06) -0.17 (-0.22, -0.13) -0.12 (-0.16, -0.08) -0.16 (-0.21, -0.10) -0.13 (-0.17, -0.08)
>60 kJ/day/kg -0.13 (-0.17, -0.09) -0.10 (-0.15, -0.06) -0.12 (-0.16, -0.07) -0.12 (-0.17, -0.07) -0.16 (-0.22, -0.11) -0.14 (-0.20, -0.08)

Reported values are beta coefficients (95%CI) for the difference in estimated fitness (dependent variable) per a 1-bpm difference in resting heart rate (independent variable).

Model 1: Age-adjusted.

Model 2: Model 1 + ethnicity, smoking and alcohol adjusted.

Model 3: Model 2 + body mass index (BMI) adjusted.

Model 4: Model 3 + physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE) adjusted.

Model 5: Model 4 + moderate-vigorous intensity PAEE adjusted.