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. 2023 Jun 23;15(6):e40874. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40874

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)