Table 7.
Pearson Correlation between CIS and FSS scores and different variables in the two groups at the start of the study.
| Total CIS | FSS | |
|---|---|---|
| Body mass index | .067 | .226 |
| Percentage body fat | .520∗∗ | .954∗∗ |
| Muscle mass | −.540∗∗ | −.962∗∗ |
| Basal metabolic rate | −.533∗∗ | −.976∗∗ |
| Systolic blood pressure | .030 | .029 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | .064 | .102 |
| Heart rate | .333∗∗ | .629∗∗ |
| Total antioxidant capacity | −.476∗∗ | −.888∗∗ |
| Catalase enzyme | −.485∗∗ | −.956∗∗ |
| Malondialdehyde | .502∗∗ | .965∗∗ |
CIS: Checklist Individual Strength; FSS: Fatigue Severity Scale; numbers presented in this table are the value of r = correlation coefficient. ∗∗Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).