Factors Associated with Cardiorespiratory Fitness in a Swiss Working Population

Table 2

Forward-stepwise multiple linear regression analysis with as dependent variable.

Model: Adjusted R^2 = 0.647	B	SE B	ß	p-value
Constant	77.947	5.322		<0.001
Sex [male vs. female]	-13.374	0.852	-0.699	<0.001
WC	-0.338	0.037	-0.403	<0.001
-to-	0.121	0.022	0.234	<0.001
Smoking status [never vs. yes]	-3.938	0.857	-0.171	<0.001
Age [yrs]	-0.098	0.032	-0.131	0.002

B, unstandardized regression coefficient; ß, standardized beta coefficient; -to-, difference of maximal to resting heart rate; SE, standard error; , maximal oxygen uptake; WC, waist circumference.
Excluded variables: body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, double product, difference of maximal to recovery heart rate, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, and daily working hours.