Table 3.

Pearson correlations between cardiorespiratory fitness markers and serveral cardiovascular functional markers

	VO2 peak		Watt/kg		Steps/day
	r	p value	r	p value	r	p value
SBP (mmHg)	-0.169	0.069	-0.203	0.036*	-0.043	0.361
MAP (mmHg)	0.038	0.631	-0.068	0.275	0.000	0.501
CBP sys. (mmHg)	-0.282	0.006*	-0.301	0.003*	-0.017	0.445
Central MAP (mmHg)	-0.161	0.078	-0.181	0.055	-0.009	0.470
PWV (m/s)	-0.264	0.009*	-0.292	0.004*	-0.202	0.044*
Augmentation index @75 (%)	-0.433	< 0.001*	-0.407	< 0.001*	-0.061	0.305
Intima media thickness (mm)	0.014	0.537	0.017	0.453	0.053	0.632
Vascular age (years)	-0.200	0.038*	-0.276	0.007*	-0.236	0.023*
BMI (kg/m2)	-0.304	0.004*	-0.394	< 0.001*	-0.124	0.153
Body fat (%)	-0.713	< 0.001*	-0.708	< 0.001*	-0.181	0.064
Visceral fat (%)	-0.629	< 0.001*	-0.637	< 0.001*	-0.206	0.043*
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	-0.224	0.026*	-0.254	0.014*	-0.127	0.150
LDL (mg/dl)	-0.296	0.005*	-0.294	0.005*	-0.046	0.355
HDL (mg/dl)	0.118	0.157	0.119	0.155	-0.022	0.570
LDL/HDL	-0.225	0.026*	-0.231	0.023*	0.020	0.564
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	-0.099	0.200	-0.140	0.117	-0.127	0.150

*Statistically significant correlation (p < .05)