Supplement Table 10. Test for equility of variance in unstandardized mean (SD) of relative VO2max 
in the first five years (1995-1999) and and the last five years (2013-2017) in relation to sub-groups of 
sex, age and educational level.
Age-group
Education length
Year
Mean
SD
F-value
p-value
18-34 years
<12 years
1995-1999
42.6
9.7
2013-2017
39.9
10.2
2.37
0.124
≥12 years
1995-1999
46.1
10.3
2013-2017
42.8
10.2
0.38
0.538
35-49 years
<12 years
1995-1999
36.9
9.2
2013-2017
34.8
9.2
0.06
0.803
≥12 years
1995-1999
38.4
8.8
2013-2017
38.3
9.7
8.09
0.004
50-74 years
<12 years
1995-1999
31.2
7.8
2013-2017
30.0
7.8
1.19
0.274
≥12 years
1995-1999
33.8
7.8
2013-2017
32.8
8.3
3.16
0.076
Age-group
Education length
Year
Mean
SD
F-value
p-value
18-34 years
<12 years
1995-1999
44.1
10.3
2013-2017
39.6
9.9
6.29
0.012
≥12 years
1995-1999
46.0
10.5
2013-2017
43.2
10.5
0.45
0.501
35-49 years
<12 years
1995-1999
37.4
8.9
2013-2017
34.3
8.8
0.05
0.822
≥12 years
1995-1999
38.8
8.7
2013-2017
38.7
9.6
9.78
0.002
50-74 years
<12 years
1995-1999
32.5
7.5
2013-2017
30.3
7.6
0.46
0.499
≥12 years
1995-1999
34.4
7.5
2013-2017
33.2
8.3
4.05
0.044
Women
Men
Levene's Test for 
Equality of Variances
Levene's Test for 
Equality of Variances

Decline in cardiorespiratory fitness in the Swedish working force between 1995 and 2017.
Ekblom-Bak, Elin,Ekblom, Örjan,Andersson, Gunnar,Wallin, Peter,Söderling, Jonas,Hemmingsson, Erik,Ekblom, Björn