Table 3 |
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Relation of neck circumference (NC) to metabolic variables and physical tests |
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Subjects |
NC (cm) at T1 or T2 |
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Variables |
N |
r |
r2 or IC |
P |
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Resting energy expenditure (kcal/d) T1 |
28 |
0.60 |
0.36 |
0.0008* |
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Resting energy expenditure (kcal/d) T2 |
16 |
0.56 |
0.31 |
0.0251* |
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Δ Resting energy expenditure (kcal/d) |
16 |
0.59 |
0.35 |
0.0160* |
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Uric acid T1 (mg/dL)† |
48 |
0.51 |
0.26 a 0.69 |
0.0002* |
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Total cholesterol (TC) (mg/dL) T1 |
48 |
0.25 |
0.063 |
0.0858¶ |
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HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL) T1 |
48 |
-0.35 |
0.12 |
0.0139* |
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LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL) T1 |
48 |
0.33 |
0.11 |
0.0224* |
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TC/HDL T1 |
48 |
0.47 |
0.22 |
0.0007* |
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Triglycerides (mg/dL) T1 |
48 |
0.25 |
0.06 |
0.0826¶ |
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Glucose (mg/dL) T1 |
46 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
0.7227¶ |
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Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) T1† |
49 |
0.20 |
-0.09 a 0.46 |
0.1775¶ |
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Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) T1† |
49 |
0.13 |
-0.16 a 0.40 |
0.3715¶ |
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1-RM seated low row (kg) T1 |
42 |
0.49 |
0.24 |
0.0009* |
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1-RM bench press (kg) T1 |
42 |
0.22 |
0.04 |
0.1607¶ |
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1-RM leg press (kg) T1 |
42 |
0.10 |
0.01 |
0.5465¶ |
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Statistical analysis: Most variables presented Gaussian distribution and therefore Pearson linear correlation was used; † Spearman correlation. *Significant; ¶Nonsignificant. Δ: variation (T2-T1) of the variables in question. 1-RM: 1-repetition maximum tests. |
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Fett et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2005 2:45 doi:10.1186/1550-2783-2-2-45 |
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