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Table 3 Multiplicative allometric modeling of the absolute VO2peak combining body size descriptors with chronological age (n = 51)

From: Allometric scaling of aerobic fitness outputs in school-aged pubertal girls

ln (VO2peak) = k × ln (Xi: size descriptor) + a + b × (Z: chronological age) + ln (ε)

Model Summary

a

Xi

Z

Exponent

(95%CI)

R

R 2

Adjusted R2

−7.144

Stature

 

1.676

(0.668 to 2.685)

0.443

0.196

0.163

 

Chronological age

−0.058

(− 0.131 to 0.015)

   

−1.010

Body mass

 

0.518

(0.369 to 0.667)

0.713

0.508

0.487

 

Chronological age

−0.023

(− 0.078 to 0.033)

   

−1.378

Fat-free mass

 

0.768

(0.544 to 0.992)

0.708

0.502

0.481

 

Chronological age

−0.061

(−0.117 to − 0.005)

   
  1. VO2 oxygen uptake, 95%CI 95% confidence interval