Relationship of the knee extensor strength but not the quadriceps femoris muscularity with sprint performance in sprinters: a reexamination and extension

Table 4 Partial correlation coefficients between fast-velocity knee extensor strength and personal best 100-m sprint time in sprinters

Confounding variables	Partial r	P value
Body height	−0.519	< 0.001
Body mass	−0.397	0.002
Proximal quadriceps femoris CSA	−0.487	< 0.001
Middle quadriceps femoris CSA	−0.432	0.001
Distal quadriceps femoris size CSA	−0.460	< 0.001
Quadriceps femoris MV	−0.475	< 0.001

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