Table 3.

Correlations between aerobic capacity and body anthropometrics in HF patients and controls.

	Peak VO2		VAT		VE/VCO2 slope
	HF	Controls	HF	Controls	HF	Controls
Lean body tissue distribution
Total lean	−0.18	0.17	−0.06	0.05	−0.08	−0.09
Legs lean	−0.13	0.26	−0.09	0.19	−0.11	−0.02
Arms lean	−0.04	0.44†	0.05	0.21	−0.18	−0.22
Adipose tissue distribution
Total fat	−0.17	−0.23	−0.17	−0.17	−0.10	0.04
Leg fat	−0.21	−0.22	−0.19	−0.14	−0.06	−0.10
Arm fat	−0.27	−0.22	−0.28	−0.17	−0.06	−0.03

Peak VO₂ indicates maximal oxygen consumption; VAT oxygen consumption at anaerobic threshold; VE/VCO₂ slope ventilatory efficiency.

^†p<0.01.