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. 2023 Aug 25;11:1241250. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1241250

Table 3.

Logistic regression assessing the association between physical fitness, cardiovascular health, and musculoskeletal health variables and PAT performance (passing the PAT).

Univariable logistic models Multivariable logistic models
Model 1 Model 2a Model 3b
OR (95% CI) Value of p OR (95% CI) Value of p OR (95% CI) Value of p
Model: PAT performance
Good absolute cardiorespiratory fitness 5.75 (2.75, 12.00) <0.001 4.07 (1.72,9.64) 0.001** 3.20 (1.32, 7.75) 0.010*
Good relative cardiorespiratory fitness 1.29 (0.711, 2.36) 0.397 1.42 (0.57, 3.52) 0.453 1.04 (0.40, 2.68) 0.413
Good grip strength 5.78 (2.606, 12.80) <0.001** 3.16 (1.28, 7.76) 0.012* 2.67 (1.01, 7.06) 0.049*
Good leg strength 12.99 (5.33, 31.68) <0.001** 5.56 (2.12, 14.57) <0.001** 4.97 (1.87,13.24) 0.001**
Good push-ups stamina 4.40 (2.26, 8.57) <0.001** 1.62 (0.73, 3.57) 0.083 2.34 (0.96, 5.71) 0.063
Good sit-ups stamina 2.91 (1.55, 5.44) <0.001** 0.62 (0.28, 1.37) 0.235 1.69 (0.75, 3.79) 0.206
Good flexibility 1.25 (0.69, 2.28) 0.465 1.54 (0.72, 3.29) 0.264 1.59 (0.73, 3.48) 0.248
Model: PAT performance
Sex 0.06 (0.02, 0.14) <0.001** 0.03 (0.01, 0.08) <0.001** 0.08 (0.02, 0.26) <0.001**
Aged§ 0.38 (0.20, 0.71) 0.002** 0.89 (0.86, 0.93) <0.001** 0.89 (0.85, 0.93) <0.001**
Obesity 0.31 (0.17, 0.58) <0.001** 0.54 (0.86, 0.94) 0.117 0.61 (0.27, 1.38) 0.238
High BF% 0.32 (0.17, 0.60) <0.001** 0.75 (0.34, 1.67) 0.479 0.91 (0.39, 2.11) 0.832
Central obesity 0.32 (0.17, 0.59) <0.001** 0.81 (0.36, 1.83) 0.613 0.99 (0.43, 2.29) 0.990
Hypertension 0.64 (0.35, 1.16) 0.140 0.95 (0.43, 2.09) 0.888 0.94 (0.41, 2.26) 0.886
Dyslipidaemia 0.67 (0.36, 1.23) 0.197 1.34 (0.62, 2.90) 0.462 1.25 (0.56, 2.77) 0.588
Hypertriglyceridemia 0.51 (0.26, 0.99) 0.047* 0.47 (0.21, 1.05) 0.065 2.01 (0.89, 4.55) 0.093
Diabetes 0.84 (0.23, 3.11) 0.791 1.47 (0.29, 7.23) 0.636 1.56 (0.30, 8.13) 0.595
Cigarette smoking 1.60 (0.82, 3.12) 0.166 0.91 (0.41, 2.02) 0.813 0.78 (0.33, 1.85) 0.579
Physical inactivity 0.43 (0.22, 0.86) 0.018* 0.34 (0.1.44, 0.82) 0.016* 0.35 (0.13, 0.96) 0.041*
Poor diet 1.54 (0.75, 3.17) 0.244 0.99 (0.41, 2.41) 0.987 1.26 (0.50, 3.17) 0.624
CVHI (Good)
Intermediate CVHI 1.62 (0.85, 3.09) 0.145 1.56 (0.71, 3.44) 0.268 1.33 (0.58, 3.06) 0.496
Poor CVHI 1.07 (0.41, 1.83) 0.889 1.13 (0.28, 4.63) 0.867 0.88 (0.21, 3.68) 0.861
Model: PAT performance
Heart rate variability 1.003 (1.001, 1.005) 0.009** 1.003 (1.001, 1.006) 0.011* 1.003 (1.000, 1.006) 0.039*
SDNN 1.025 (1.010, 1.041) <0.001** 1.018 (0.999, 1.037) 0.066 1.016 (0.996, 1.037) 0.117
RMSSD 1.018 (1.006, 1.031) 0.005** 1.015 (0.999, 1.032) 0.060 1.014 (0.997, 1.032) 0.104
LF 34.7222 (4.100, 294.071) 0.001** 3.225 (0.227, 45.790) 0.387 4.850 (0.298, 79.049) 0.267
HF 0.222 (0.002, 29.422) 0.546 0.216 (0.002, 28.821) 0.540 1.281 (0.003, 537.546) 0.936
LF/HF 1.013 (0.945, 1.087) 0.709 0.898 (0.902, 1.085) 0.989 0.977 (0.887, 1.076) 0.642
Model: PAT performance
Musculoskeletal injury 0.86 (0.47, 1.59) 0.634 1.66 (0.77, 3.56) 0.193 1.63 (0.74, 3.58) 0.228
Upper limb injuries 0.68 (0.34, 1.35) 0.270 0.0.83 (0.35, 1.95) 0.665 0.86 (0.35, 2.12) 0.748
Lower limb injuries 0.95 (0.47, 1.94) 0.897 0.46 (0.18, 1.15) 0.095 0.47 (0.18, 1.19) 0.110
Lower back injury 0.46 (0.18, 1.19) 0.111 0.39 (0.13, 1.22) 0.106 0.39 (0.12, 1.27) 0.118
Musculoskeletal discomfort 0.90 (0.49, 1.65) 0.736 1.16 (0.55, 2.45) 0.699 1.09 (0.50, 2.6) 0.833
UBMSD 0.89 (0.48, 1.66) 0.730 0.95 (0.44, 2.05) 0.904 0.90 (0.49, 1.68) 0.746
LBMSD 0.97 (0.48, 1.94) 0.925 1.32 (0.56, 3.10) 0.519 0.97 (0.49, 1.95) 0.938
Lower back discomfort 0.58 (0.29, 1.14) 0.112 0.59 (0.26, 1.39) 0.232 0.65 (0.27, 1.57) 0.339

*indicates statistically significance <0.05 and **indicates statistical significance <0.01. OR, odds ratio; SE, standard error; CI, confidence intervals; , sex removed as a covariate in the adjustment; §, age was removed as a covariate in the adjustment; , continuous independent variable; SDNN, standard deviation of all normal-to-normal; RMSSD, root-mean-square of successive differences; LF, low-frequency; HF, high frequency; LF/HF, low and high frequency ratio.

a

Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age and sex.

b

Multivariable logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, height, and weekly MET minutes.