Table 3.
Bivariate correlations (coefficient and 95% CI) between chronological age, indicator of somatic maturation, body mass, stature, BMI, estimated percentage of fat mass and 20-m shuttle run performance (upper portion) and partial correlations (coefficient and 95% CI) controlling for chronological age (bottom portion) for the total sample (n = 1,206)
| % PMS | Body mass | Stature | BMI | Body fat | 20-m SRT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bivariate correlation |
CA |
0.71 ** (0.68 to 0.74) |
0.48 ** (0.44 to 0.52) |
0.64 ** (0.61 to 0.67) |
0.23 ** (0.18 to 0.28) |
−0.02 (−0.08 to 0.04) |
0.13 ** (0.07 to 0.19) |
|
Partial correlation |
% PMS |
|
0.36 ** (0.31 to 0.41) |
0.31 ** (0.26 to 0.36) |
0.30 ** (0.25 to 0.35) |
0.26 ** (0.21 to 0.31) |
−0.30 ** (−0.35 to −0.25) |
|
(controlling for CA) |
Body mass |
|
— |
0.54 ** (0.50 to 0.58) |
0.90 ** (0.89 to 0.91) |
0.59 ** (0.55 to 0.63) |
- 0.19 ** (−0.24 to −0.13) |
| |
Stature |
|
|
— |
0.13 ** (0.07 to 0.19) |
−0.01 (−0.07 to 0.05) |
0.12 ** (0.06 to 0.18) |
| |
BMI |
|
|
|
— |
0.72 ** (0.69 to 0.75) |
- 0.29 ** (−0.31 to −0.24) |
| % body fat | — | −0.35 ** (−0.40 to −0.30) |
CA Chronological age, % PMS Predicted Mature Stature, BMI Body Mass Index, SRT Shuttle Run Test.
* p < 0.05.
** p < 0.01.