Table 2.

Multiple stepwise regression model of muscle NAMPT abundance and predictor variables

Predictor	R	R Square	Adjusted R Square	Std. Error of the Estimate	Change statistics
					R square change	F change	df1	df2	Sig. F change
VO2peak	0.635	0.403	0.392	0.30352	0.403	35.782	1	53	0.000

Note: The analysis also included M‐value, transformed lean body mass, cholesterol, body fat, BMI, and transformed age, which were all excluded in the final model.