Increased skeletal intermuscular fat is associated with reduced exercise capacity in cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Correlations of VO_{2 peak} with IMF:SM in cancer survivors and non-cancer comparators

	IMF:SM correlation with VO_{2 peak}
Adjusted for:	Overall study population (n = 28)		Cancer Survivors (n = 14)		Non-cancer comparators (n = 14)
	r	p-value	r	p-value	r	p-value
N/A^a	−0.67	0.0001	−0.54	0.044	−0.72	0.004
Resting LVEF %	−0.70	< 0.0001	−0.59	0.035	−0.74	0.004
Exercise-associated LVEF %	−0.71	< 0.0001	−0.54	0.055	−0.85	< 0.001
CVD risk factors	−0.64	0.0003	−0.50	0.083	−0.75	0.003
BMI	−0.67	0.001	−0.58	0.040	−0.71	0.007
SC fat	−0.61	0.007	−0.50	0.080	−0.70	0.008
IP fat	−0.60	0.001	−0.56	0.047	−0.59	0.033

^aN/A: Correlation is not adjusted for any factors
LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, IMF intermuscular fat, SM skeletal muscle, BMI body mass index, SC subcutaneous, IP intraperitoneal

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