Table 3. Correlation coefficients (r) between peak fat oxidation (PFO) rate in absolute units (g.min) and relative to fat free mass (FFM) and the following variables: body mass index (BMI), FFM, percent body fat, waist-to-hip ratio, VOmax per kg body mass (mlKgmin) and VOmax per kg FFM (mlKg FFMmin).
|
BMI (kg.m-2) |
Waist-to- hip ratio |
FFM (kg) |
Body fat (%) |
VO2max (ml.Kg-1.min-1) |
VO2max (ml.Kg FFM-1.min-1) |
PFO (gĀ·min-1) |
.47 ** |
.51 ** |
.66 ** |
-.38 ** |
.42 ** |
.30 * |
PFO (mg.kg FFM-1.min-1) |
.17 ns |
.15 ns |
.19 ns |
-.11 ns |
.37 ** |
.37 ** |
** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05, ns: not significant p > 0.05.