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Table 4 MSMF in relation to WC

From: Normative values for musculoskeletal- and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy Norwegian adults and the association with obesity: a cross-sectional study

 

Females

Males

Beta (Beta Z)

P-value

95 % CI

Beta (Beta Z)

P-value

95 % CI

Static back extension SBE (sec)

−1.75 (−0.04)

<0.001

−2.19–(−1.32)

−1.37 (−0.03)

<0.001

−1.73–(−1.02)

Handgrip strength HGS (kg)

0.04 (0.00)

0.156

−0.02–0.10

−0.01 (0.00)

0.849

−0.10–0.08

One leg standing summed OLSsum (max 120 s)

−0.58 (−0.03)

<0.001

−0.78–(−0.37)

−0.55 (−0.02)

<0.001

−0.77–(−0.33)

Modified push-ups MPU (no/40 s)

−0.05 (−0.01)

0.148

−0.11–0.02

−0.19 (−0.04)

<0.001

−0.23–(−0.14)

Modified push-ups on knees MPUK (no/40 s)

−0.04 (−0.01)

0.125

−0.10–(0.01)

-

-

-

Sit and reach SR (cm)

−0.10 (−0.01)

0.117

−0.22–0.03

−0.29 (−0.02)

<0.001

−0.40–(−0.18)

Back scratch BSC (cm)

−0.37 (−0.04)

<0.001

−0.44–(−0.30)

−0.52 (−0.05)

<0.001

−0.62–(−0.42)

Explosive power on a power platform EPP (cm)

−0.14 (−0.02)

<0.001

−0.20–(−0.08)

−0.34 (−0.04)

<0.001

−0.43–(−0.26)

Vertical jump VJ (cm)

−0.19 (−0.02)

<0.001

−0.26–(−0.11)

−0.26 (−0.03)

<0.001

−0.35–(−0.16)

  1. A regression analysis for all the MSMF tests against waist circumference (WC), given by Beta (Beta Z), p-value and 95 % CI, displayed by gender, where Beta Z is the beta of the z-score of each MSMF test
  2. - not analyzed due to low sample size (n = 21)