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Table 2.

Correlations amongst an IWBF class, wheelchair use for everyday activities (number of years), and anthropometric and performance parameters. Values are shown for the total group and the spinal cord injury (SCI) sub-group

		IWBF Classification	Wheelchair use
Body mass	Total	0.68^*	−0.85^***
Body mass	SCI	0.25	−0.75^**
Height	Total	0.77^**	−0.84^**
Height	SCI	0.68^*	−0.75^*
Σ skinfold	Total	0.48	−0.28
Σ skinfold	SCI	0.45	−0.16
Contracted arm perimeter	Total	0.68^*	−0.33
Contracted arm perimeter	SCI	0.85^**	−0.15
Hand dynamometry	Total	0.84^*	−0.36
Hand dynamometry	SCI	0.77^**	−0.42
Maximal pass	Total	0.67^*	−0.30
Maximal pass	SCI	0.88^**	0.14
Medicine ball throw	Total	0.67^*	−0.24
Medicine ball throw	SCI	0.86^**	0.23
5 m sprint	Total	0.11	−0.80^**
5 m sprint	SCI	−0.92^**	−0.54
20 m sprint	Total	0.02	−0.77^**
20 m sprint	SCI	−0.92^**	−0.54
5 m sprint with a ball	Total	−0.07	−0.53
5 m sprint with a ball	SCI	−0.89^**	−0.49
20 m sprint with a ball	Total	0.02	−0.65^*
20 m sprint with a ball	SCI	−0.82^*	−0.41
T-test	Total	0.33	−0.78^**
T-test	SCI	−0.81^**	−0.45
Pick-up test	Total	0.51	−0.20
Pick-up test	SCI	0.09	−0.46
Lactate pre	Total	0.10	−0.24
Lactate pre	SCI	0.76	−0.39
Lactate post	Total	0.07	−0.56
Lactate post	SCI	0.34	−0.60
HRmax	Total	0.20	0.33
HRmax	SCI	0.54	0.41
Distance	Total	0.04	0.36
Distance	SCI	0.82^**	−0.20

IWBF = International wheelchair basketball federation; Σ skinfold (mm): tricipital + subscapular + abdominal + suprailiac skinfolds. HRmax: maximum heart rate (beats per minute).

HRmax: maximum heart rate. The lactate values, heart rate and distance refer to the endurance test.

p<0.05,

^**

p<0.01,

^***

p<0.001