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. 2022 Mar 5;10(3):38. doi: 10.3390/sports10030038

Table 4.

Relationship between sex, weight status, age, exercise frequency, nutritional goals, and fitness goals.

Males vs. Females BMI Age EXS
Lose fat mass 0.426
(0.277, 0.657)
1.126
(1.069, 1.187)
ns ns
Weight loss 0.228
(0.125, 0.416)
1.285
(1.200, 1.377)
ns ns
Weight maintenance ns 0.943
(0.891, 0.999)
ns 0.916
(0.843, 0.944)
Support performance ns 0.943
(0.899, 0.988)
ns ns
Gain muscle mass 1.935
(1.275, 2.935)
0.929
(0.884, 0.976)
0.980
(0.963, 0.997)
ns
Weight gain 17.177
(4.623, 63.815)
0.752
(0.606, 0.933)
0.921
(0.869, 0.976)
ns
Cardiovascular Endurance 1.855
(1.141, 2.879)
ns 0.976
(0.958, 0.994)
1.147
(1.055, 1.246)
Flexibility 2.485
(1.664, 3.710)
ns ns 1.079
(1.006, 1.157)
Strength ns ns 0.973
(0.953, 0.993)
ns
Overall well-being ns ns 1.032
(1.009, 1.057)
0.893
(0.832, 0.968)

Note: Data reported as odds ratio (95% CI). BMI, body mass index (kg·m2); EXS, exercise frequency (sessions·week−1); (sex) sex is coded as 0 = female, 1 = male; ns, not significant.