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Table 4 Partial correlation coefficients between fast-velocity knee extensor strength and personal best 100-m sprint time in sprinters

From: Relationship of the knee extensor strength but not the quadriceps femoris muscularity with sprint performance in sprinters: a reexamination and extension

Confounding variables

Partial r

P value

Body height

−0.519

< 0.001

Body mass

−0.397

0.002

Proximal quadriceps femoris CSA

−0.487

< 0.001

Middle quadriceps femoris CSA

−0.432

0.001

Distal quadriceps femoris size CSA

−0.460

< 0.001

Quadriceps femoris MV

−0.475

< 0.001

  1. CSA cross-sectional area, MV muscle volume