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Published in final edited form as: JAMA. 2007 Dec 5;298(21):2507–2516. doi: 10.1001/jama.298.21.2507

Table 3.

Univariate Associations between Adiposity Measures and Treadmill Exercise Duration in 2603 Older Adults- Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, 1979-2003

		Pearson	Correlation	Coefficients^*

	BMI	Percent body fat	Fat mass	Fat free mass	WC	Treadmill test duration
BMI (kg/m²)	1.00	0.60	0.87	0.66	0.52	-0.30
Percent body fat		1.00	0.84	0.02	0.23	-0.50
Fat mass (kg)			1.00	0.54	0.48	-0.37
Fat free mass (kg)				1.00	0.55	-0.09
WC (cm)					1.00	-0.10
Treadmill test duration (min)						1.00

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference.

P<.001, except coefficient comparing percent body fat and fat free mass.