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Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients for amount of exercise and physical fitness metrics

From: Correlation analysis of physical fitness and its impact on falls in 2130 community- dwelling older adults: a retrospective cross-sectional study

Physical fitness (unit)

Amount of exercise (total caloric consumption/Kcal)

n

r

p value

Hand grip strength (kg)

2127

0.095b

0.000

Single-leg standing (s)

2082

−0.041

0.060

Chair sit-and-reach (cm)

2100

0.005

0.831

8-ft up-and-go (s)

2129

−0.095a

0.000

30-second chair stand (number of repeats)

2115

0.088a

0.000

2-minute step (number of steps)

2068

0.032

0.147

30-second arm curl (number of repeats)

2118

0.112a

0.000

6-m walk test (s)

2127

−0.082a

0.000

Back scratch (cm)

2068

0.034

0.122

Calf circumference (cm)

1020

0.038

0.220

Bone mass density (T-score)

1020

0.085a

0.006

  1. r: correlation coefficient, a correlation is significant at the 0.01 level and b at the 0.05 level (two-tailed)