Fig 1.
Flow diagram representing sample recruitment and loss.
Recruitment, eligible subject’s assessment, sample loss and its causes and final studied sample. BMI, body mass index; FM, fat mass; LN, lean group; OB, obese group.
Table 1.
Anthropometric, demographic, body composition and muscle measures.
Table 2.
Metabolic characteristics.
Table 3.
Variables measured at peak exercise: CPX and 6MST.
Fig 2.
Correlations for LN, OB and overall sample for VO2peak at CPX, VO2peak and NSC at 6MST.
Pearson’s coefficient correlations between cardiorespiratory fitness and functional main variables between (A) VO2peak at CPX and 6MST; (B) VO2peak at CPX and NSC; (C) VO2peak at 6MST and NSC. VO2peak, oxygen consumption at the peak of exercise; CPX, cardiopulmonary exercise testing; 6MST, six-minute step test; NSC, number of step cycles; OB, obese group; LN, lean group. Dashed line: OB; dotted line: LN; continuous line: LN and OB (overall sample).
Table 4.
Correlation coefficients between VO2peak at CPX, VO2peak at 6MST, 6MST performance (NSC) and body composition and muscle function variables.