Table 5.

Predictors of Peak Exercise Oxygen Consumption

Variable	Univariate Predictor		Multivariate Predictor*
	Simple Correlation	p Value	Partial Correlation	p Value
Gender	0.89	<.001	—	—
Age	−0.68	<.001	—	—
Body surface area	−0.15	.12	—	—
Baseline diameter	0.07	.51	−0.08	.40
Maximum diameter	0.09	.37	−0.11	.27
Absolute change in diameter†	0.24	.01	−0.01	.91
Flow-mediated dilation	0.19	.048	0.009	.93

Notes: ^*Data adjusted for age, gender, and body surface area.

^†Data also adjusted for baseline diameter.