Table 3.

Modeling alpha diversity indices adjusted for peak V O₂, percent body fat, and menopausal status (n = 32).

	R2	partial r	p- value
Model 1: Chaol	0.38
Peak VO2		0.34	0.07
%Body fat		−0.09	0.63
Menopausal status		−0.39*	0.03
Model 2: Observed species	0.37
Peak VO2		0.47*	0.01
%Body fat		0.11	0.55
Menopausal status		−0.34	0.07
Model 3: PD Whole Tree	0.43
Peak VO2		0.51*	0.004
%Body fat		0.10	0.60
Menopausal status		−0.33	0.07
Model 4: Shannon	0.21
Peak VO2		0.24	0.19
Body fat		−0.06	0.74
Menopausal status		−0.24	0.21
Model 5: Simpson	0.12
Peak VO2		0.08	0.68
%Body fat		−0.14	0.47
Menopausal status		−0.21	0.27

Peak oxygen uptake (V O₂) estimated from the graded exercise test; percent (%) body fat calculated from isotopic total body water; menopausal status, participants dichotomized by 0 (no) and 1 (yes) indicating whether they experienced menopause.

^*p < 0.05.