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. 2020 Jan 20;2(2):55–61. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2019.12.004

Table 3.

Correlation between SMI and exercise parameters

Variable N L3 (cm2/m2)
 T12 (cm2/m2)
Pearson correlation, r P value Pearson correlation, r P value
Peak VO2 (mL/kg/min) 38 0.323 0.048 −0.115 0.492
VO2 at AT (mL/kg/min) 40 0.236 0.179 −0.142 0.422
Peak O2 pulse (mL/beat) 35 0.363 0.032 0.224 0.195
VE/VCO2 slope 36 −0.187 0.276 −0.118 0.494
Workload (watts) 36 0.355 0.034 0.045 0.795
Peak VE (L/min) 35 0.375 0.026 −0.037 0.833
MVV (L/min) 31 0.261 0.155 0.057 0.762

AT, anaerobic threshold; MVV, maximum voluntary ventilation; SMI, skeletal muscle area; VCO2, carbon dioxide production; VE, minute ventilation; VO2, oxygen consumption.