Table 2.
Univariate correlates of body composition with cardiovascular parameters adjusted for age in boys and girls***
| Boys (n = 397) |
Girls (n = 279) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFM | adipose mass | WC | FFM | adipose mass | WC | |
| SV | 0.433 | 0.335 | 0.361 | 0.443 | 0.420 | 0.423 |
| CO | 0.374 | 0.350 | 0.385 | 0.370 | 0.401 | 0.380 |
| SBP | 0.356 | 0.412 | 0.431 | 0.337 | 0.462 | 0.415 |
| PP | 0.378 | 0.376 | 0.401 | 0.310 | 0.367 | 0.339 |
| LVM | 0.419 | 0.309 | 0.326 | 0.445 | 0.595 | 0.552 |
FFM = Fat-free mass; WC = waist circumference; SV = stroke volume; CO = cardiac output; SBP = systolic blood pressure; PP = pulse pressure; LVM = left ventricular mass.
***
p < 0.001 in all correlations.