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Table 4 Age-, sex-, and weight status-adjusted models for the associations between measures of musculoskeletal and cardiorespiratory fitness (dependent variable: PACER test score)

From: Association between 90o push-up and cardiorespiratory fitness: cross-sectional evidence of push-up as a tractable tool for physical fitness surveillance in youth

Model

Predictor variable

VIF

p - value

β

95% CI

Model 1

Trunk lift

1.147

.680

−.025

(−.267, .175)

90o push-up**

1.626

<.001

.353

(.142, .341)

Curl-up

1.449

.169

.094

(−.016, .093)

Sit-and-reach

1.293

.513

.043

(−.132, .264)

Age

1.163

.093

.102

(−.060, .775)

Female

1.197

.381

−.056

(−1.364, .523)

Weight status**

1.301

.001

−.223

(−1.470, −.387)

Model 2

90o push-up**

1.258

<.001

.405

(.190, .364)

Age

1.036

.052

.112

(−.004, .789)

Female

1.033

.592

−.031

(−1.103, .631)

Weight status**

1.229

<.001

−.241

(− 1.525, −.476)

  1. ** Indicates statistical significance at the level of p < .01. β Standardized Beta Coefficient, VIF Variance Inflation Factor