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. 2020 May 8;17(9):3277. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093277

Table 3.

Correlations of peak growth velocity and bone age with physical variables.

Variables Peak of Speed Growth Bone Age
r p-Value r p-Value
Estradiol (nmol) 0.51 0.004 0.22 0.14
Testosterone (nmol) 0.58 0.0007 0.51 0.005
RMPLL (W/kg) 0.57 <0.0001 0.58 <0.0001
RMPUL (cm) 0.59 <0.0001 0.55 <0.0001
ULS (s) 0.08 >0.5 −0.05 0.7
BScD (s) −0.15 0.3 −0.14 0.3
Estradiol
RMPLL (W/kg) 0.48 0.001 0.48 0.0009
RMPUL (cm) 0.51 0.0004 0.45 0.002
ULS (s) 0.12 0.4 0.14 04
BScD (s) 0.09 0.5 0.11 0.4
Testosterone
RMPLL (W/kg) 0.53 0.0002 0.52 0.0002
RMPUL (cm) 0.55 0.0001 0.49 0.0008
ULS (s) 0.08 0.6 0.05 0.7
BScD (s) 0.19 0.2 0.21 0.1

r = Correlation coefficient; RMPLL = Relative muscle power of lower limbs; RMPUL = Relative muscle power of upper limbs; ULS (s) = Upper Limb Speed; BScD (s)= Body speed with change of direction.