Table 7.
Pearson linear correlation coefficients between training parameters and brachial artery flow-mediated dilation measurements
| Squat (kg) | Bench press (kg) |
Deadlift (kg) | VO2 max
(mL. kg-1.min-1) |
Resting heart rate (bpm) |
Duration of strength training (years) |
Weekly duration of training (days) |
Daily duration of training (min/ day) |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | RG | PG | RG | PG | RG | PG | RG | PG | RG | PG | RG | PG | RG | PG | RG | |
| FMD (%) | 0.710† | 0.351 | 0.242 | 0.165 | 0.654† | –0.383 | 0.073 | –0.349 | 0.489 | –0.107 | 0.688* | 0.165 | 0.491 | –0.123 | 0.770† | –0.079 |
PG: powerlifters group; RG: long-distance runners group; FMD: flow-mediated dilation. Significance level
†
< 0.001,
*
p < 0.05.