Table 2.

Correlations (r) among each characteristic and muscle fiber composition in men and women

	MHC-I	MHC-IIa	MHC-IIx
Men
Age, yr	0.35*	−0.36*	−0.13
Height, cm	−0.13	0.07	0.10
Body mass, kg	−0.08	−0.05	0.15
BMI, kg/m2	−0.03	−0.08	0.12
V̇o2peak, ml⋅min−1⋅kg−1	0.17	−0.04	−0.17
Women
Age, yr	0.22†	−0.18	−0.12
Height, cm	−0.15	0.26*	−0.06
Body mass, kg	−0.12	−0.05	0.21†
BMI, kg/m2	−0.03	−0.16	0.24†
V̇o2peak, ml⋅min−1⋅kg−1	0.01	0.05	−0.06

BMI, body mass index; MHC, myosin heavy chain; V̇o_2peak, peak oxygen consumption.

^*P < 0.01.

^†P < 0.05.