Associations between body composition and physical fitness among Chinese medical students: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Associations of body composition with physical fitness in male students^a

	Body composition measures (x)
	TBW (kg)			FM (kg)			PM (kg)			MC (kg)
Physical fitness score (y)	b	SE	P	b	SE	P	b	SE	P	b	SE	P
Body shape score
Unadjusted	−0.818	0.625	0.191	−0.236	0.012	< 0.001	−0.139	1.527	0.927	11.472	7.133	0.108
Adjusted^b	−0.878	0.624	0.160	−0.241	0.012	< 0.001	0.241	1.522	0.874	10.880	7.110	0.126
Body function score
Unadjusted	−0.411	0.804	0.609	−0.038	0.015	0.011	1.477	1.963	0.452	2.025	9.168	0.825
Adjusted^b	−0.389	0.806	0.630	−0.042	0.015	0.006	1.706	1.965	0.386	0.861	9.180	0.925
Physical quality score
Unadjusted	−1.553	3.353	0.643	−0.851	0.063	< 0.001	8.968	1.936	0.274	−9.470	38.240	0.804
Adjusted^b	−1.661	3.363	0.621	−0.867	0.064	< 0.001	10.052	8.203	0.221	−12.034	38.320	0.754
Total score of physical fitness
Unadjusted	−2.783	3.563	0.435	−1.125	0.067	< 0.001	10.306	8.701	0.237	4.028	40.634	0.921
Adjusted^b	−2.928	3.562	0.411	−1.150	0.067	< 0.001	11.999	8.689	0.168	−0.292	40.591	0.994

TBW total body water, FM fat mass, PM protein mass, MC mineral mass, x independent variables, y dependent variables
^aAnalyzed using regression analysis. The unstandardized regression coefficient (b) with its standard error (SE) and the P value (P) are given for each association
^bAll models were adjusted for student’s age and ethnicity

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