Table 3.

Correlations between body composition variables and aerobic and force variables determined in tethered swimming.

	VO2max	iVO2max	RCP	iRCP	GET	iGET	Fmax	Fmean
UL_LM+BMC	0.83 **	0.80 **	0.81 **	0.74 **	0.76 **	0.68 **	0.70 **	0.68 **
UL_TM	0.80 **	0.72 **	0.77 **	0.69 **	0.56 *	0.65 **	-	-
UL_FM	-	-	0.99 **	-	−0.73 **	−0.65 *	−0.68 **	−0.72 **
Trunk_LM+BMC	0.78 **	0.76 **	0.76 **	0.65 **	0.60 *	0.61 *	0.59 *	0.58 *
Trunk_TM	0.69 **	0.57 *	0.64 **	0.55 *	-	0.52 *	-	-
Trunk_FM	-	-	-	-	-	-	−0.61 *	−0.65 **
LL_LM+BMC	0.81 **	0.72 **	0.80 **	0.68 **	0.67 **	0.62 **	0.63 **	0.62 *
LL_TM	0.69 **	0.54 **	0.64 **	0.54 **	0.67 **	0.62 **	-	-
LL_FM	-	-	-	-	−0.67 **	−0.63 **	−0.67 **	−0.71 **

M, mean; SD, standard deviation; VO_2max, maximal oxygen uptake; RCP, respiratory compensation point; GET, gas exchange threshold; iVO_2max, intensity at maximal oxygen uptake; iRCP, intensity at respiratory compensation point; iGET, intensity at gas exchange threshold. F_max, maximum force; F_mean, mean force; UL_LM+BMC, upper limb lean mass + bone mass content; Trunk_LM+BMC, trunk lean mass + bone mass content; LL_LM+BMC, lower limb lean mass + bone mass content, TM, total mass; FM, fat mass. * (p < 0.05), ** (p < 0.01).