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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness with cardiovascular disease risk factors in middle-aged Chinese women: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Fitness levela

 

Low (N = 47)

Moderate (N = 92)

High (N = 92)

Total (N = 231)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Age (year)

44.05

3.27

44.93

3.28

45.08

3.09

44.53

3.27

Body Mass Index (kg · m −2 )

24.24

3.60

23.62

3.54

22.90

2.64

23.81

3.48

Waist Circumference (cm)

82.69

9.71

81.05

9.45

80.49

8.04

81.75

9.40

Body Fat (%)

32.07

6.11

28.75

5.25b

28.05

5.62d

30.21

5.96

Fasting Glucose (mmol · L −1 )

5.44

1.13

5.52

0.85

5.56

1.62

5.49

1.10

Total Cholesterol (mg · dl −1 )

168.84

137.98

139.59

127.26

149.95

87.21

157.40

130.07

HDL-Cholesterol (mg · dl −1 )

52.78

10.30

57.90

12.97

50.53

9.90

54.29

11.40

LDL-Cholesterol (mg · dl −1 )

127.33

116.94

97.55

44.01

113.60

27.10

116.17

93.22

Systolic BP e (mmHg)

115.01

13.47

114.82

14.81

117.41

14.47

115.25

14.07

Diastolic BP e (mmHg)

74.00

9.54

74.45

9.70

75.82

12.61

74.41

10.00

Total PA e (MET · min · week −1 )

3058.6

2782.8

3368.7

3290.9

5273.9

6737.7d

3476.2

3771.3

Total sitting time (min · week −1 )

1824.8

959.8

2020.5

990.6

2003.7

1077.5

1925.8

987.1

Pulse Wave Velocity (cm · s −1 )

1345.21

182.70

1272.92

158.44

1220.64

168.36d

1262.17

169.74

Ankle Brachial Index

1.13

0.08

1.15

0.10

1.15

0.09

1.14

0.09

VO 2MAX e (mL · min −1 · kg −1 )

22.95

3.28

29.56

1.43b,c

36.37

4.60d

27.35

5.53

  1. aAccording to Vo2max, the least fit 20% were classified as low fit, the next 40% as moderately fit, and the top 40% as high fit.
  2. bDenotes significant difference (P < 0.05) between moderate and low CRF groups.
  3. cDenotes significant differences (P < 0.05) between moderate and high CRF groups.
  4. dDenotes significant difference (P < 0.05) between high and low CRF groups.
  5. eBP refers to blood pressure, PA refers to physical activity, Vo2max refers to maximal oxygen uptake during exercise testing.