Research Article

Assessment of Cardiorespiratory Fitness without Exercise in Elderly Men with Chronic Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases

Table 2

Prediction model after stepwise multiple regression (validation group).

Predictor variables
ConstantAgeHandgrip strength/weightRPC 𝑅 2 SEE 𝑅 2 adjusted 𝑅 2 p S E E P

6.095 (1.851) −0.096** (0.020)8.840** (1.601)0.670** (0.104)0.791.10.780.761.1

** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 0 1 ; RPC: rating of perceived capacity; SEE: standard error of estimate (values in METs). Numbers within parentheses are the standard regression coefficients.