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Sex-stratified correlation and exploratory regression analyses were performed with false discovery rate correction and formal interaction testing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among female swimmers, FINA points were positively correlated with age, BMI, hand area, and foot area after FDR correction, whereas no corrected associations were observed among males. In the primary adjusted female model, hand area remained positively associated with FINA points; however, this estimate was attenuated after influential observations were excluded (\u03b2 = 0.370, p = 0.052). Neither the sex \u00d7 BMI nor the sex \u00d7 hand area interaction was significant.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this exploratory sample, hand area showed a positive adjusted association with FINA points among female swimmers, but the estimate was sensitive to influential observations. 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