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Table 1 Correlation between physical fitness and natural killer cells types

From: CD56dimCD16high and CD56brightCD16 cell percentages associated with maximum knee extensor strength and incidence of death in elderly

Physical fitness parameters

CD56+CD16+/lymphocytes

CD56dimCD16high/lymphocytes

CD56dimCD16high/CD56+CD16+

CD56dimCD16/lymphocytes

CD56dimCD16high/CD56dimCD16

CD56brightCD16/lymphocyte

Maximum hand grip (kg) (N = 247)

0.179**

0.167**

0.097

−0.105

0.088

−0.087

P = 0.004

P = 0.008

P = 0.130

P = 0.097

P = 0.169

P = 0.171

One-leg standing time with eyes open (sec.) (212)

−0.042

−0.079

−0.079

0.008

−0.050

0.131

P = 0.540

P = 0.251

P = 0.252

P = 0.904

P = 0.469

P = 0.056

Maximum stepping rate for 10 s (210)

0.100

0.043

0.040

0.316

0.027

0.084

P = 0.224

P = 0.537

P = 0.566

P = 0.060

P = 0.695

P = 0.224

Maximum knee extensor strength (kg) right (184)

−0.001

0.045

0.136

0.060

0.080

−0.003

P = 0.991

P = 0.547

P = 0.065

P = 0.420

P = 0.285

P = 0.659

Maximum knee extensor Strength/weight (kg) right (180)

−0.079

0.010

0.165*

−0.045

−0.033

0.001

P = 0.291

P = 0.893

P = 0.027

P = 0.551

P = 0.662

P = 0.941

Maximum knee extensor strength (kg) left (184)

0.043

0.065

0.112

0.022

0.096

−0.058

P = 0.565

P = 0.579

P = 0.131

P = 0.764

P = 0.195

P = 0.433

Maximum knee extensor Strength/weight (kg) left (180)

−0.026

0.030

0.128

−0.010

0.097

−0.045

P = 0.726

P = 0.687

P = 0.086

P = 0.896

P = 0.197

P = 0.551

Maximum knee extensor Strength (kg) bilateral (193)

−0.050

0.150*

0.420**

−0.006

0.317**

−0.290**

P = 0.490

P = 0.038

P < 0.0001

P = 0.933

P < 0.0001

P < 0.0001

Maximum knee extensor Strength/weight (kg) bilateral (188)

−0.105

0.108

0.425**

−0.026

0.323**

−0.256**

P = 0.159

P = 0.149

P < 0.0001

P = 0.711

P < 0.0001

P = 0.0004

10-m maximum walking speed (203)

0.040

0.114

−0.034

0.021

0.028

−0.066

P = 0.570

P = 0.106

P = 0.628

P = 0.814

P = 0.690

P = 0.349

  1. *P value < 0.05
  2. ** P value < 0.01