Table 4. Pearson’s correlation coefficients R and coefficients of determination R² [in square parentheses] between maximal oxygen uptake and selected parameters of body composition: body mass, body fat, and lean body mass.

	VO2max(L⋅min−1)	VO2max⋅BM−1(mL⋅kg−1)	VO2max⋅LBM−1(mL⋅kg−1)	VO2max⋅BM−0.75(mL⋅kg−0.75)	VO2max⋅BM−0.67(mL⋅kg−0.67)
BM (kg)	0.23 [0.05]	−0.39 [0.14]*	−0.29 [0.08]	−0.24 [0.06]	−0.20 [0.04]
BMI	−0.09 [0.00]	−0.47 [0.22]*	−0.22 [0.05]	−0.39 [0.15]*	−0.36 [0.13]*
BF (%)	−0.23 [0.05]	−0.40 [0.16]*	0.00 [0.00]	−0.36 [0.14]*	−0.36 [0.13]*
LBM (kg)	0.38 [0.14]*	−0.12 [0.01]	−0.28 [0.08]	0.00 [0.00]	0.04 [0.00]

VO₂max: maximal oxygen uptake, BM: body mass, BF: body fat, LBM: lean body mass, *p<0.05.