Table 4.

Multiplicative allometric modeling of the absolute VO_2peak combining size descriptors and sexual maturation

ln (VO2peak) = k × ln (size descriptor) + a + b × PH stage (dummy coded) + ln (ε)					Model Summary
a	Parameters
	Size descriptor	PH stage	Exponent	(95%CI)	R	R 2	Adjusted R2
−1.505	Body mass		0.565	(0.392 to 0.737)	0.757	0.574	0.548
		PH2 vs PH3	−0.042	(−0.124 to 0.040)
−2.814	Fat-free mass		0.978	(0.582 to 1.373)	0.710	0.504	0.468
		PH3 vs PH4	−0.054	(−0.165 to 0.057)

VO₂ oxygen uptake, PH pubic hair development, 95% CI 95% confidence interval

Note: Only significant models were included