Table 3.
Correlations between current PA level or type of PA and functional capacities and body composition, among women (n = 362)
| Total PA level (min) | Body & mind activities (min) | Aerobic activities (min) | Resistance activities (min) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | r | p | r | p | |
| BODY COMPOSITION | ||||||||
| Total LBM (kg) | 0.04 | 0.46 | −0.14 | 0.008 | 0.11 | 0.04 | −0.06 | 0.26 |
| Appendicular lean mass (kg/m2) | −0.01 | 0.83 | −0.13 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.26 | −0.11 | 0.04 |
| Total Fat mass (%) | −0.17 | 0.001 | −0.01 | 0.82 | −0.13 | 0.015 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| MUSCLE FUNCTION | ||||||||
| Grip strength (kg) | 0.17 | 0.75 | −0.06 | 0.26 | 0.05 | 0.33 | −0.05 | 0.38 |
| Relative grip strength (kg/BW) | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.39 | −0.02 | 0.91 |
| Muscle Power (N; Takaï) | 0.07 | 0.29 | −0.03 | 0.61 | 0.09 | 0.16 | −0.02 | 0.74 |
| Knee extension strength (kg) | 0.004 | 0.95 | −0.04 | 0.39 | 0.02 | 0.74 | 0.002 | 0.98 |
| FUNCTIONAL CAPACITIES | ||||||||
| TUG (s) | −0.019 | 0.72 | 0.03 | 0.52 | −0.02 | 0.64 | −0.02 | 0.66 |
| Fast TUG (s) | −0.043 | 0.42 | −0.01 | 0.79 | −0.02 | 0.76 | −0.09 | 0.11 |
| Sit-to-stand (s) | −0.16 | 0.007 | 0.07 | 0.27 | −0.16 | 0.008 | −0.12 | 0.05 |
| Balance (s) | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.28 |
| Alternate step test (n) | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.68 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.011 | 0.84 |
| AEROBIC CAPACITIES | ||||||||
| Estimated VO2 max (ml/min/kg) | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.41 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
Legend: Pearson correlations; Significant: P < 0.05. TUG timed up and Go, LBM lean body mass