Table 4.
Predictors of medicine ball throw: results of multivariate regression analysis.
| Medicine Ball Throw (cm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor Variables | β | t | p | VIF |
| Years of practice | 0.311 | 2.694 | 0.011 | 1.082 |
| FFM change | 0.121 | 1.018 | 0.316 | 1.140 |
| Right HG change | 0.424 | 3.679 | 0.014 | 1.070 |
| Weight status | ||||
| - Underweight | −0.307 | −2.598 | 0.014 | 1.165 |
| - Normal weight | −0.346 | −2.991 | 0.005 | 1.103 |
| - Overweight | 0.185 | 1.568 | 0.127 | 1.144 |
| - Obese (reference) | ||||
| R2 | 0.6029 | |||
| Adjusted R2 | 0.5284 | |||
| p | <0.0001 | |||
β: standardized regression coefficient; FFM: Fat-Free Mass; HG: Handgrip strength. VIF: variance inflation factor.