Table 2. Relationship between the indices of body composition, grip strength, and peak VO₂.
S - Significant
NS - Not significant
BMI - Body Mass Index
BSA - Body Surface Area
BSI - Body Size Index
WtHR - Waist to Height ratio
Parameters | Correlation coefficient (r) | P value |
BSI vs BMI | -0.51 | <0.0001 (S) |
BSA vs BMI | 0.71 | <0.0001 (S) |
WtHR vs BMI | 0.72 | <0.0001 (S) |
Peak VO₂ vs BMI | -0.24 | 0.0425 (S) |
Grip strength vs BMI | 0.23 | 0.0746 (NS) |
BSA vs BSI | -0.46 | 0.0002 (S) |
WtHR vs BSI | 0.18 | 0.1651 (NS) |
Peak VO₂ vs BSI | 0.09 | 0.4903 (NS) |
Grip strength vs BSI | -0.09 | 0.4903 (NS) |
WtHR vs BSA | 0.30 | 0.0188 (S) |
Peak VO₂ vs BSA | 0.02 | 0.8784 (NS) |
Grip strength vs BSA | 0.58 | <0.0001 (S) |
Peak VO₂ vs WtHR | -0.26 | 0.043 (S) |
Grip Strength vs WtHR | 0.06 | 0.646 (NS) |
Grip Strength vs Peak VO₂ | 0.37 | 0.0033 (S) |