Influence of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on PPARG mRNA Expression Using Monozygotic Twin Case Control

Table 3

Correlation of VO₂max and PPARG mRNA expression with anthropometric characteristics in MZ twins pairs.

Variables	Discordant pairs ()		Concordant pairs ()
	VO2max	PPARG	VO2max	PPARG
Body mass (kg)	0.064	0.714^**	−0.290^*	−0.163
Height (cm)	0.086	0.762^*	0.126	0.135
BMI (kg/m^2)	−0.109	0.214	−0.472^**	−0.172
Waist (cm)	0.046	0.323	−0.426^**	−0.201
TR + SB (mm)	−0.540^*	−0.357	−0.739^**	−0.243
VO2max/PPARG	0.952^**		0.309

VO₂max: maximal oxygen uptake (mL·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹); BMI: body mass index; TR + SB: sum of skinfold triceps and subscapular. Spearman’s rank correlation tests ^**P = 0.01 level (2-tailed); ^*P = 0.05 level (2-tailed).