Research Article

[Retracted] Handgrip Strength-Related Factors Affecting Health Outcomes in Young Adults: Association with Cardiorespiratory Fitness

Table 2

Univariate correlations between subject characteristics and HSBMI and HSBSA.

CharacteristicsMale ()Female ()
HSBMIHSBSAHSBMIHSBSA
( value) ( value) ( value) ( value)

Age (years)-0.021 (0.869)-0.004 (0.974)0.001 (0.998)-0.003 (0.978)
Anthropometry
 Lean tissue percentage (%)0.568 (≤0.001)0.459 (≤0.001)0.286 (0.010)0.194 (0.083)
 Fat percentage (%)-0.576 (≤0.001)-0.441 (0.002)-0.286 (0.010)-0.171 (0.127)
 Protein percentage (%)0.57 (≤0.001)0.467 (≤0.001)0.285 (0.010)0.190 (0.089)
 Total water percentage (%)0.577 (≤0.001)0.468 (≤0.001)0.287 (0.009)0.204 (0.068)
 Inorganic salt percentage (%)0.494 (≤0.001)0.383 (0.008)0.241 (0.030)0.138 (0.220)
Cardiorespiratory fitness
 AT (ml/kg·min)0.158 (0.219)0.188 (0.143)0.062 (0.579)0.123 (0.269)
 VO2max (ml/kg·min)0.454 (≤0.001)0.463 (≤0.001)0.242 (0.028)0.267 (0.015)
 HRrest (rpm)-0.282 (0.026)-0.332 (0.008)-0.055 (0.619)-0.024 (0.826)
 HRAT (rpm)-0.232 (0.070)-0.250 (0.050)0.021 (0.850)0.050 (0.657)
 HRmax (rpm)0.092 (0.478)0.092 (0.475)0.188 (0.089)0.208 (0.059)
 RERmax0.181 (0.160)0.139 (0.280)0.125 (0.259)0.081 (0.465)
 VEmax (ml/min)0.381 (0.002)0.344 (0.006)0.236 (0.032)0.254 (0.020)
 Loadmax (W)0.342 (0.007)0.340 (0.007)0.201 (0.069)0.191 (0.083)
 Psysmax (mmHg)-0.068 (0.602)-0.015 (0.908)-0.254 (0.020)-0.182 (0.100)
 Pdiamax (mmHg)0.049 (0.703)-0.005 (0.969)0.100 (0.369)0.131 (0.237)
 METmax0.452 (≤0.001)0.462 (≤0.001)0.242 (0.027)0.265 (0.016)
ΔVO2/ΔLoad-0.147 (0.256)-0.107 (0.406)-0.049 (0.657)-0.008 (0.943)
 VE/VCO20.243 (0.057)0.147 (0.254)0.175 (0.114)0.205 (0.063)
 OUES0.005 (0.970)0.081 (0.531)0.079 (0.479)-0.033 (0.769)
Life habit
 Smoking0.081 (0.532)-0.006 (0.966)0.061 (0.584)0.120 (0.281)
 Exercise habits-0.105 (0.418)-0.101 (0.435)0.125 (0.260)0.166 (0.134)

SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; BSA: body surface area; HSleft: handgrip strength of the left hand; HSright: handgrip strength of the right hand; HSmax: maximum handgrip strength of the two hands; HSaverage: average handgrip strength of both hands; HSBMI: HSaverage adjusted for BMI; HSBSA: HSaverage adjusted for BSA; AT: anaerobic threshold; VO2max: max oxygen uptake; HRrest: resting heart rate; HRAT: heart rate at anaerobic threshold; HRmax: max heart rate; Loadmax: max work load; RERmax: respiratory exchange ratio at max work load; VEmax: minute ventilation at max work load; Psysmax: systolic pressure at max work load; Pdiamax: diastolic pressure at max work load; METmax: metabolic equivalent at max work load; ΔVO2/ΔLoad: oxygen required at each load; VE/VCO2: the minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production slope; OUES: oxygen uptake efficiency slope. for categorical variables: Spearman’s correlation coefficient; for continuous variables: Pearson’s correlation coefficient.