Scaling left ventricular mass in adolescent female soccer players

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Bivariate correlations and simple allometric models between LVM and size descriptors (n = 163)

X_i: size descriptors	correlations between LVM and size X_i			simple alometric models [ln (LVM) = ln (a) + k_i × ln (X_i) + log (ε)]						correlation (X_i, LVM/X_i^k)
	r	95% CI	(qualitative)	a	k_i		model summary
	r	95% CI	(qualitative)	a	value	(95% CI)	R	R²	p
Stature	0.433	(0.299 to 0.550)	(moderate)	−5.185	1.930	(1.240 to 2.620)	0.399	0.159	< 0.01	0.021
Body mass	0.588	(0.477 to 0.680)	(large)	1.878	0.688	(0.536 to 0.840)	0.576	0.332	< 0.01	−0.003
Fat-free mass	0.659	(0.562 to 0.738)	(large)	1.199	0.924	(0.737 to 1.112)	0.608	0.366	< 0.01	0.001

LVM Left ventricular mass, r correlation coefficient, 95%CI 95% confidence intervals, k_i scaling coefficient, ε error, a constant, R² Explained variance

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