Table 4 Associations of physical fitness on blood lipids in Ecuadorian adolescents, Cuenca-Nabon, Ecuador, 2009

Cardiopulmonary fitness

β

p^a

β%

p^b

β%

p^b

β%

p^a

β%

p^b

β%

p^b

β%

p^a

20 m shuttle test (laps)

0.85

0.20

-1.54

0.18

-2.70

0.11

-0.53

0.65

-1.72

0.34

-5.70

0.13

-0.23

0.95

FITNESSGRAM (% who are on the Healthy Fitness Zone)

0.85

0.46

-5.25

0.14

-8.91

<0.01

-5.31

0.08

-3.31

0.46

-11.71

0.04

-4.03

0.67

Speed-agility

Speed shuttle run (s)

1.00

0.48

0.07

0.32

0.10

0.27

0.003

0.97

0.06

0.60

0.23

0.32

0.15

0.29

Plate tapping (s)

0.99

0.99

0.04

0.60

-0.03

0.77

-0.10

0.05

0.06

0.62

-0.05

0.75

0.31

<0.01

Flexibility

Sit and reach (cm)

1.00

0.94

-0.13

0.47

-0.81

0.08

-0.25

0.26

-0.10

0.72

-1.48

0.11

0.64

0.13

Muscle strength and endurance

Sit-up (number/30 s)

0.97

0.34

-0.17

0.60

-0.66

0.14

-0.17

0.69

-0.22

0.71

-1.30

0.06

0.04

0.96

Vertical jump (cm)

1.00

0.57

-0.28

0.34

-0.21

0.23

0.00

0.99

-0.50

0.25

-0.25

0.70

-0.22

0.56

Bent arm hang (s)

0.99

0.05

-0.05

0.03

-0.04

0.60

0.00

0.60

-0.06

0.04

-0.06

0.58

0.00

0.97

Handgrip (kgf)

0.99

0.92

-0.64

0.02

-0.34

0.27

-0.28

0.19

-0.75

0.05

-0.84

0.09

-0.01

0.97

Balance

Flamingo (trying/1 min)

0.99

0.63

-0.13

0.64

-0.51

0.34

0.17

0.43

-0.08

0.83

-1.19

0.17

-0.01

0.97