Declining Physical Performance Associates with Serum FasL, miR-21, and miR-146a in Aging Sprinters
Table 1
Self-reported training history and physical performance measures in different age groups and correlations of the variables with age.
A 18–39 yrs ()
B 50–66 yrs ()
C 66–79 yrs ()
D 79–90 yrs ()
Correlation with age (all groups)/
95% CI/coefficient of determination
Correlation with age (only B, C, D)/
95% CI/coefficient of determination
Self-reported training
Frequency (times/wk)
−0.659
−0.8 to −0.5 0.434
−0.176
−0.4 to 0.1 0.031
Sprint training (h/wk)
−0.6 to −0.1 0.144
−0.3 to 0.2 0.007
Other training (h/wk)
−0.1 to 0.4 0.032
0.0 to 0.6 0.096
Physical performance
Sprint 60 m (s)
0.8 to 0.9 0.806
0.7 to 0.9 0.707
CMJ (cm)
−0.810
−0.9 to −0.7 0.656
−0.782
−0.9 to −0.6 0.612
Isometric knee flexion (N)
253 ± 57
−0.647
−0.8 to −0.5 0.419
−0.469
−0.7 to −0.2 0.220
Isometric bench press (N)
−0.777
−0.9 to −0.6 0.604
−0.776
−0.9 to −0.6 0.602
Table is formed based on the cross-sectional study design (2012) including all the athletes from ages 18 to 90 yrs. Results are presented as means ± SD. Age correlations are presented: (1) all athletes and (2) masters athletes only. CMJ: countermovement jump. Spearman’s correlation coefficient.
