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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Apr;49(4):785–792. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001165

Table 3.

Correlations between body composition, exercise test variables, and intake.

FFMI FMI RPE HR Fitness EX Day EI SED Day EI
FFM index (kg/m2) 1 0.39 0.29 0.44 −0.30 0.53* 0.41
FM index (kg/m2) 1 0.25 0.12 −0.74** 0.38 0.33
RPE avg. during 70% test 1 −0.50* −0.24 0.82** 0.79**
HR avg. during 70% test (bpm) 1 −0.01 −0.29 −0.21
Baseline fitness (mL/kg/min) 1 −0.23 −0.14
EX Day EI (kcal) 1 0.93**
SED Day EI (kcal) 1

Abbreviations: FFM, fat-free mass; FM, fat mass; RPE, rating of perceived exertion; HR, heart rate; bpm, beats per minute; EI, energy intake.

Results are reported without the RPE outlier.

*

p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01.