TABLE 4.

Pearson’s product-moment correlations (r) and level of significance (p) between the absolute and (lean) body mass normalized $\stackrel{.}{V}$O_2max and cardio-circulatory variables.

		Absolute		Relative
				kg–1		kg–1 LBM
		r	p	r	p	r	p
$\stackrel{.}{V}$O2max (L⋅min–1)	$\stackrel{.}{Q}$max (L⋅min–1)	0.76	<0.001	0.75	<0.001	0.66	<0.001
	SVmax (mL)	0.71	<0.001	0.72	<0.001	0.55	0.005
	HV (mL)	0.68	0.002	0.46	0.04	0.45	0.03
	LVEDD (mm)	0.30	0.18	0.56	0.006	0.47	0.03
	LVMM (g)	0.58	0.003	0.43	0.03	0.38	0.06
	Hbmass (g)	0.67	0.002	0.59	0.008	0.43	0.04
	BVrest (mL)	0.65	0.001	0.63	0.001	0.40	0.06
	BVmax (mL)	0.69	0.002	0.61	0.004	0.45	0.04
	avDO2max (mL⋅dL–1)	−0.08	0.71	0.03	0.90	0.04	0.87
	ΔSpO2max (%)	−0.42	0.04	−0.37	0.08	−0.29	0.17
	HRmax (bpm)	−0.14	0.51	−0.35	0.09	−0.38	0.07
$\stackrel{.}{Q}$max (L⋅min–1)	HV (mL)	0.64	0.001	0.49	0.02	0.49	0.02
	BVrest (mL)	0.64	0.001	0.50	0.01	0.42	0.04
	BVmax (mL)	0.68	0.001	0.54	0.009	0.46	0.03
	SVmax (mL)	0.96	<0.001	0.94	<0.001	0.93	<0.001
	ΔSpO2max (%)	−0.58	0.005	−0.66	<0.001	−0.57	0.005
	HRmax (bpm)	−0.53	0.007	–	–	–	–
	LVMM (g)	0.44	0.03	0.25	0.26	0.21	0.33
SVmax (mL)	BVrest (mL)	0.65	0.001	0.45	0.03	0.40	0.05
	BVmax (mL)	0.70	<0.001	0.53	0.01	0.49	0.02
	HV (mL)	0.66	0.001	0.50	0.01	0.51	0.01
	LVEDD (mm)	0.43	0.004	0.31	0.15	0.25	0.24
	LVMM (g)	0.52	0.01	0.32	0.14	0.32	0.13
HV (mL)	BVrest (mL)	0.73	0.002	0.52	0.02	0.55	0.007
	BVmax (mL)	0.77	<0.001	0.61	0.03	0.65	0.001
	LVEDD (mm)	0.61	0.003	0.36	0.10	0.37	0.08
LVEDD (mm)	BVrest (mL)	0.63	0.001	0.55	0.006	0.51	0.01
	BVmax (mL)	0.58	0.006	0.50	0.02	0.25	0.05

LBM, lean body mass; $\stackrel{.}{V}$O_2max, maximum oxygen uptake; $\stackrel{.}{Q}$_rest, cardiac output at rest; $\stackrel{.}{Q}$_max, maximum cardiac output; SV_rest, stroke volume at rest; SV_max, maximum stroke volume; HV, heart volume; Hbmass, hemoglobin mass; BV_max, blood volume at maximum exercise; avDO_2max, arteriovenous oxygen difference at maximum exercise; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVMM, left ventricular muscle mass; SpO_2max, peripheral oxygen saturation at maximum exercise.