Table 4.
Total effects of variables in boys and girls
| Boys (n = 397) |
Girls (n = 279) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| estimate | standardized estimate | estimate | standardized estimate | |
| FFM→SV | 0.733 | 0 471*** | 0.864 | 0.311*** |
| AM→SV | 0 | 0 | 0.536 | 0.275*** |
| WC→SV | 0.220 | 0.179*** | 0 | 0 |
| Age→SV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FFM→HR | −0.238 | −0.149* | −0.214 | −0.066 |
| AM→HR | 0 | 0 | 0.190 | 0.083* |
| WC→HR | 0.176 | 0.140* | 0 | 0 |
| SV→HR | −0.325 | −0.317*** | −0.248 | −0.212*** |
| Age→HR | −1.907 | −0.136** | −1.568 | −0.118* |
| FFM→SBP | 0.303 | 0.230*** | 0.287 | 0.115* |
| AM→SBP | 0 | 0 | 0.685 | 0.391*** |
| WC→SBP | 0.370 | 0.355*** | 0 | 0 |
| SV→SBP | −0.039 | −0.046 | −0.039 | −0.043 |
| HR→SBP | 0.120 | 0.145*** | 0.157 | 0.204*** |
| Age→SBP | −0.230 | −0.020 | −0.246 | −0.024 |
| FFM→PP | 0.209 | 0.241*** | 0.287 | 0.115* |
| AM→PP | 0 | 0 | 0.363 | 0.313*** |
| WC→PP | 0.196 | 0.286*** | 0 | 0 |
| SV→PP | 0.049 | 0.088* | 0.033 | 0.056 |
| HR→PP | 0.012 | 0.022 | 0.077 | 0.151** |
| SBP→PP | 0.522 | 0.794*** | 0.489 | 0.738*** |
| Age→PP | −0.023 | −0.003 | −1.096 | −0.161** |
| FFM→LVM | 2.202 | 0.606*** | 0.387 | 0.073 |
| AM→LVM | 0 | 0 | 2.113 | 0.564*** |
| WC→LVM | 0.107 | 0.037 | 0 | 0 |
| SV→LVM | 0.487 | 0.208*** | 0.360 | 0.187** |
| HR→LVM | 0 | 0 | 0.037 | 0.023 |
| SBP→LVM | 0 | 0 | 0.239 | 0.112* |
| PP→LVM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Age→LVM | 0 | 0 | −0.059 | −0.003 |
FFM = Fat-free mass; AM = adipose mass; WC = waist circumference; SV = stroke volume; HR = heart rate; SBP = systolic blood pressure; PP = pulse pressure; LVM = left ventricular mass. 0 = No included direct or indirect correlation between the variables on the path diagram.
*
p < 0.05
**
p < 0.01
***
p < 0.001.