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. 2023 Nov 30;15(11):e49707. doi: 10.7759/cureus.49707

Table 1. Age, anthropometric, and cardiovascular parameters in physically active and sedentary young adult males.

*Statistically significant p-value of unpaired t-test

BMI: Body mass index, SpO2: Saturation of peripheral oxygen

Parameter Physically active (n = 30) Sedentary (n = 30) p-value
Age (years) 20.23±1.43 20.07±1.17 0.62
Height (cm) 173.7±5.07 171.63±4.43 0.09
Weight (kg) 67.67±8.29 73.92±11.56 0.02*
BMI (kg/m2) 22.43±2.59 25.02±3.18 0.001*
Waist circumference (cm) 78.65±6.18 84.72±10.46 0.008*
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 124.23±9.06 120.13±11.02 0.12
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 79.47±8.46 81.47±9.14 0.38
SpO2 (%) 97.03±1.6 96.67±1.79 0.41
Perfusion index (%) 4.37±2.37 4.26±3.08 0.88