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Table 1 Pearson correlation coefficients between values in single CVD risk factors assessed in 1983 and 1991.

From: The relationship between physical fitness and clustered risk, and tracking of clustered risk from adolescence to young adulthood: eight years follow-up in the Danish Youth and Sport Study

 

Men

Women

 

n

r

P<

n

r

P<

Body fat (%)

80

0.72

**

97

0.46

**

BMI (kg m-2)

86

0.80

**

114

0.77

**

VO2max (l min-1)

78

0.51

**

90

0.72

**

VO2max (ml min-1 kg-1)

78

0.35

**

90

0.48

**

Systolic BP (mm)

80

0.49

**

97

0.54

**

Diastolic BP (mm)

80

0.44

**

97

0.38

**

Cholesterol (mmol l-1)

75

0.39

**

88

0.51

**

HDL-C (mmol l-1)

75

0.29

*

89

0.49

**

Triglyceride (mmol l-1)

59

0.32

*

81

0.33

*

Physical activity (h w-1)

88

0.31

**

114

0.20

NS

  1. * P < 0.01; ** P < 0.001; NS non-significant
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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