Research Article
The Impact of Obesity on Back and Core Muscular Endurance in Firefighters
Table 4
Multivariable stepwise regression models for core muscular endurance displaying significant independent variables.
| Label | Coefficient | SE | | Partial | Model |
| Model 1: body mass index | | | | | | Intercept | 324.49 | 41.92 | <0.001 | | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | −8.62 | 1.55 | <0.001 | 0.22 | 0.22 | Age (y) | 1.64 | 0.61 | 0.009 | 0.07 | 0.29 |
| Model 2: body fat % | | | | | | Intercept | 173.22 | 21.68 | <0.001 | | | Body fat (%) | −4.36 | 0.68 | <0.001 | 0.27 | 0.27 | Age (y) | 1.81 | 0.58 | 0.003 | 0.08 | 0.34 |
| Model 3: fat mass and fat-free mass | | | | | | Intercept | 158.42 | 20.41 | <0.001 | | | Fat mass (kg) | −3.71 | 0.55 | <0.001 | 0.31 | 0.31 | Age (y) | 1.65 | 0.56 | 0.004 | 0.07 | 0.37 |
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SE: standard error.
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