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. 2023 May 11;18(5):e0285272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285272

Table 1. Baseline participant characteristics in women and men stratified by supine resting heart rate.

The Fenland Study.

Women
<60 bpm
n = 1,724
60–69 bpm
n = 2,623
70–79 bpm
n = 1,162
≥80 bpm
n = 213
Total
N = 5,722
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
RHR
Seated (bpm) 59.5 ± 6.0 67.9 ± 5.8 75.6 ± 6.1 84.4 ± 8.6 67.5 ± 9.0
Sleeping (bpm) 52.8 ± 5.0 58.9 ± 4.8 63.7 ± 5.3 68.0 ± 6.7 58.4 ± 6.6
Cardiorespiratory fitness
VO2max per kg BM 39.2 ± 9.3 35.8 ± 8.1 33.5 ± 7.8 30.7 ± 7.7 36.2 ± 8.7
VO2max per kg FFM 60.7 ± 13.0 57.3 ± 12.3 55.2 ± 12.5 51.7 ± 13.0 57.7 ± 12.8
Anthropometrics
Height (m) 1.65 ± 0.06 1.64 ± 0.06 1.63 ± 0.06 162.5 ± 5.9 1.64 ± 0.06
Body mass (kg) 69.1 ± 12.5 70.4 ± 13.4 72.0 ± 15.3 73.3 ± 16.6 70.4 ± 13.7
BMI (kg⋅m-2) 25.4 ± 4.4 26.2 ± 4.8 27.0 ± 5.4 27.7 ± 5.8 26.1 ± 4.9
FMI (kg ⋅m -2) 9.2 ± 3.7 10.1 ± 3.8 10.9 ± 4.1 11.5 ± 4.3 10.0 ± 3.9
Percent body fat (%) 35.2 ± 8.3 37.3 ± 7.7 39.0 ± 7.5 40.2 ± 7.7 37.1 ± 8.0
Physical Activity
PAEE (kJ⋅day -1⋅kg -1) 59.4 ± 21.3 49.3 ± 18.2 42.7 ± 16.4 36.2 ± 14.1 50.5 ± 19.8
MVPA (min⋅day -1) 115.4 ± 78.5 82.0 ± 61.2 63.0 ± 50.9 43.4 ± 39.0 86.8 ± 67.8
MVPA (kJ⋅day -1⋅kg -1) 24.1 ± 17.5 16.3 ± 12.8 12.2 ± 10.4 8.3 ± 7.7 17.6 ± 14.6
Age (years) 48.4 ± 7.5 48.2 ± 7.3 47.8 ± 7.3 47.6 ± 7.0 48.2 ± 7.4
Count (%) Count (%) Count (%) Count (%) Count (%)
Ethnicity
White 1,619 (28.3) 2,425 (42.4) 1,074 (18.8) 188(3.3) 5,306 (92.7)
Non-White 106 (1.9) 197 (3.4) 88 (1.5) 25(0.4) 416 (7.3)
Smoker Status
Never smoked 894 (15.6) 1497 (26.2) 684 (12.0) 141(2.5) 3,216 (56.2)
Ex-smoker 605(10.6) 819 (14.3) 355 (6.2) 51(0.9) 1,830 (32.0)
Current smoker 196 (3.4) 280 (5.0) 112 (2.0) 20(0.3) 608 (10.6)
Unknown 30 (0.5) 26 (0.5) 11 (0.2) 1(0.0) 68 (1.2)
Alcohol Consumption
<1/week 611 (10.7) 1,016 (17.7) 501 (8.8) 96(1.7) 2,224 (38.9)
1-4/week 865 (15.1) 1,264 (22.1) 491 (8.6) 82(1.4) 2,702 (47.2)
Almost daily 218 (3.8) 297 (5.2) 150 (2.6) 30(0.5) 695 (12.2)
Unknown 30 (0.5) 46 (0.8) 20 (0.3) 5(0.1) 101 (1.8)
Men
<60 bpm
n = 2,385
60–69 bpm
n = 1,925
70–79 bpm
n = 696
≥80 bpm
n = 137
Total
N = 5,143
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
RHR
Seated (bpm) 57.9 ± 6.7 67.2 ± 6.1 75.3 ± 6.7 85.4 ± 8.8 64.5 ± 9.6
Sleeping (bpm) 50.9 ± 5.1 57.3 ± 5.0 61.9 ± 5.2 65.1 ± 6.6 55.2 ± 6.7
Cardiorespiratory fitness
VO2max per kg BM 46.4 ± 9.2 42.7 ± 8.6 40.4 ± 9.0 36.6 ± 8.6 43.9 ± 9.3
VO2max per kg FFM 62.6 ± 12.0 59.6 ± 11.8 57.5 ± 12.3 53.7 ± 12.6 60.5 ± 12.2
Anthropometrics
Height (m) 1.78 ± 0.07 1.77 ± 0.07 1.77 ± 0.07 176.7 ± 6.8 1.78 ± 0.07
Body mass (kg) 84.6 ± 12.6 86.2 ± 14.15 87.7 ± 15.1 91.1 ± 16.5 58.8 ± 13.7
BMI (kg⋅m-2) 26.6 ± 3.6 27.4 ± 4.0 28.1 ± 4.4 29.1 ± 4.8 27.2 ± 4.0
FMI (kg⋅m-2) 7.0 ± 2.7 7.9 ± 2.8 8.5 ± 3.0 9.5 ± 3.2 7.6 ± 2.9
Percent body fat (%) 25.7 ± 7.1 28.1 ± 6.5 29.6 ± 6.6 31.7 ± 6.5 27.3 ± 7.0
Physical Activity
PAEE (kJ⋅day-1⋅kg-1) 66.1 ± 23.5 55.9 ± 21.4 48.1 ± 20.9 39.0 ± 15.4 59.1 ± 23.4
MVPA (min⋅day-1) 147.9 ± 88.6 114.0 ± 77.0 90.7 ± 71.6 61.9 ± 45.9 125.2 ± 84.6
MVPA (kJ⋅day-1⋅kg-1) 33.0 ± 20.4 23.7 ± 16.6 18.4 ± 15.2 12.3 ± 9.7 27.0 ± 19.1
Age (years) 48.0 ± 7.5 48.2 ± 7.5 48.8 ± 7.7 49.2 ± 8.0 48.2 ± 7.5
Count (%) Count (%) Count (%) Count (%) Count (%)
Ethnicity
White 2,227 (43.3) 1,776 (34.5) 627 (12.2) 126(2.4) 4,756 (92.5)
Non-White 158 (3.1) 149 (2.9) 69 (1.3) 11(0.2) 387 (7.5)
Smoker Status
Never smoked 1,228 (23.9) 1,028 (20.0) 346 (6.7) 76(1.5) 2,678 (52.1)
Ex-smoker 831 (16.2) 620 (12.1) 239 (4.7) 48(0.9) 1,738 (33.8)
Current smoker 303 (5.9) 255 (5.0) 102 (2.0) 12(0.2) 672 (13.1)
Unknown 23 (0.4) 22(0.4) 9 (0.2) 1(0.0) 55 (1.1)
Alcohol Consumption
<1/week 563 (11.0) 518 (10.1) 193 (3.8) 38(0.7) 1,312 (25.5)
1-4/week 1,351 (26.3) 1,005 (19.5) 342 (6.7) 72(1.4) 2,770 (53.9)
Almost daily 446 (8.7) 368 (7.2) 152 (3.0) 25(0.5) 991 (19.3)
Unknown 25 (0.5) 34 (0.7) 9 (0.2) 2(0.0) 70 (1.4)

SD: Standard deviation, RHR: Resting heart rate, bpm: Beat per minute, BMI: Body mass index, FMI: Fat mass index, PAEE: Physical activity energy expenditure. VO2max: Estimated maximal oxygen consumption, MVPA: Moderate to vigorous physical activity, BM: Total-body mass, FFM: Fat free mass. Stratification by supine RHR categories.