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Supplemental Table 2. Characteristics of athletes for both exercises, and athletes for only one exercise, and controls for both exercises.

Clinical characteristics Participants who had both endurance and strength data (N = 89)
Athletes in both tests (2-min push-ups ≥ 50 & 3000-m run ≤ 930 sec) (N = 5) Athletes in only one test (2-min push-ups ≥ 50, or 3000-m run ≤ 930 sec) (N = 28) Controls in both tests (2-min push-up < 50 & 3000-m run > 930 sec) (N = 56) p value
Age (years) (Range: min-max) 21.00 ± 1.41(20-23) 23.75 ± 2.48(20-30) 24.36 ± 3.06(20-30) 0.07
Height (cm) 156.17 ± 2.86 160.27 ± 7.17 160.50 ± 4.51 0.31
Weight (kg) 53.85 ± 7.69 60.47 ± 8.56 59.69 ± 8.53 0.35
Body mass index (kg/m2) 22.06 ± 2.98 23.48 ± 2.47 23.16 ± 3.09 0.65
Body surface area (m2) 1.52 ± 0.11 1.63 ± 0.14 1.62 ± 0.12 0.28
Waist circumference (cm) 71.50 ± 4.12 75.02 ± 6.73 76.12 ± 8.46 0.48
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 104.25 ± 13.07 107.50 ± 12.94 105.36 ± 9.76 0.69
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 60.75 ± 1.70 63.13 ± 8.85 63.84 ± 6.68 0.69
Blood test
 Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.66 ± 0.04 0.67 ± 0.08 0.70 ± 0.07 0.36
 Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 182.50 ± 21.44 179.21 ± 27.29 162.20 ± 22.47 0.01
 HDL-C (mg/dL) 62.50 ± 15.02 64.08 ± 11.02 61.12 ± 11.49 0.58
 LDL-C (mg/dL) 101.75 ± 9.91 96.88 ± 22.59 89.64 ± 20.14 0.31
 Triglycerides (mg/dL) 67.75 ± 23.28 72.92 ± 39.54 61.16 ± 31.08 0.37
 Fasting glucose (mg/dL) 90.50 ± 8.06 91.67 ± 9.57 92.18 ± 7.25 0.90
 Hemoglobin (g/dL) 13.82 ± 0.83 12.66 ± 1.07 12.95 ± 1.02 0.10
Current cigarette smoking 0 [0.0] 3 [12.5] 9 [18.0] 0.56
Total training years 3.00 ± 1.41 5.75 ± 2.48 6.36 ± 3.06 0.07
Total training hours 1080.00 ± 509.11 2070.00 ± 896.07 2289.60 ± 1104.84 0.07
Exercise performance
 3000-m running (seconds) 883.75 ± 61.56 985.88 ± 120.53 1077.26 ± 102.01 < 0.001
 2-min push-ups (numbers) 59.50 ± 1.00 42.25 ± 12.23 30.98 ± 8.91 < 0.001

Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± SD (standard deviation), and categorical variables as n [%].

HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.