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. 2021 May 3;18(9):4880. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094880

Table 3.

Correlation between anthropometric data and physical fitness factors and modern pentathlon and overall performance in national competitions.

Strength Event FS SS HS CS OP
Basic
Fitness
Factors
Height (cm) 0.241 −0.138 −0.078 −0.134 −0.111
Body fat percentage (%) 0.203 −0.328 * −0.147 −0.093 −0.164
Weight (kg) 0.147 −0.226 −0.05 −0.065 −0.083
BMI (kg/m2) −0.035 −0.167 0.019 0.053 0.01
Back strength (kg) −0.239 −0.091 0.083 −0.218 −0.147
Grip strength (kg) −0.061 −0.441 ** −0.172 −0.226 −0.327 *
Repeat jump (count/30 s) 45 cm 0.050 −0.312 * −0.101 −0.249 −0.259
Sit-up(count/60 s) −0.240 0.233 0.188 −0.229 −0.039
Sergeant Jump (cm) −0.136 −0.163 −0.101 −0.345 ** −0.327 *
Reaction time (sound) (1/1000 s) 0.008 0.188 0.290 * 0.081 0.251
Side step (count/20 s) −0.015 0.093 0.108 −0.092 0.017
Lung capacity: FVC (cc/kg) −0.410 ** −0.094 −0.096 −0.083 −0.195
Resting heart rate (count/min) −0.176 −0.156 −0.167 0.009 −0.148
20 m shuttle run (count) −0.267 * −0.337 * −0.278 * −0.068 −0.307 *
Sit-and-reach test (cm) −0.141 −0.284 * −0.023 0.006 −0.083
Single leg Stance (s) 0.022 0.001 0.041 0.164 0.131
Specific
Fitness
Factors
Bench press (kg) −0.267 * 0.177 0.03 −0.072 −0.045
Half squat (kg) −0.390 ** 0.044 0.027 −0.237 −0.194
Low body anaerobic (30 s)—
average power (W/kg)
0.137 −0.011 0.089 0.057 0.109
Low body anaerobic (30 s)—
fatigue rate (%)
0.059 0.157 0.148 0.168 0.228
Low body anaerobic (30 s)—
maximum power (W/kg)
0.102 0.042 0.131 0.129 0.181
Low body anaerobic (30 s)—average power (Watts) 0.188 −0.102 0.067 0.044 0.081
Low body anaerobic (30 s)—maximum power (Watts) 0.196 −0.022 0.1 0.119 0.163
Leg strength (60°/s)—Left and right average flexor (%BW) −0.394 ** −0.241 −0.084 −0.371 ** −0.393 **
Leg strength (60°/s)—Left and right average flexor (Nm) −0.253 -0.281 * −0.066 −0.331 * −0.339 **
Leg strength (60°/s)—Left and right average extensor (%BW) −0.172 0.03 0.07 −0.012 0.008
Leg strength (60°/s) and right average extensor (Nm) −0.178 0.026 0.158 −0.177 −0.048
GXT(Treadmill)—Drained time −0.096 −0.017 0.081 0.082 0.079
GXT(Treadmill)—AT (%VO2max) 0.121 −0.057 −0.163 0.095 −0.022
GXT(Treadmill)—AT (㎖/kg/min) 0.107 −0.129 −0.118 0.065 −0.03
GXT(Treadmill)—HR@AT (count/min) 0.118 −0.1 0.037 0.189 0.144
GXT(Treadmill)—HRmax (count/min) 0.060 −0.038 0.132 0.208 0.212
GXT(Treadmill)—VEmax (ℓ/min) −0.067 0.203 0.028 −0.049 0.008
GXT(Treadmill)—VO2max (㎖/kg/min) 0.018 −0.143 0.013 −0.026 −0.03
Maximum lactic acid (mMol) −0.121 0.148 0.135 −0.126 0.002
Maximum leg strength ((180°/s)—average extensor AP (%BW) −0.047 0.394 ** 0.218 −0.02 0.171
Maximum leg strength (180°/s)—average extensor AP (watts) −0.119 0.186 0.057 −0.315 * −0.155

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, FS: fencing score, SS: swimming score, HS: horseback riding score, CS: combined score.