Table 1.
Baseline characteristics by cardiorespiratory fitness level: ACLS, 1974–2006
| All | 1 (low) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (high) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 14,006 | 1,706 | 2,594 | 2,848 | 3,407 | 3,451 |
| Age (years) | 43.0 ± 8.8 | 41.9 ± 7.9 | 42.2 ± 8.4 | 43.6 ± 8.6 | 43.3 ± 9.0 | 43.3 ± 9.4 |
| Treadmill time (min) | 18.8 ± 4.7 | 12.0 ± 2.2 | 15.2 ± 1.9 | 17.4 ± 2.0 | 20.2 ± 2.1 | 24.6 ± 2.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.0 ± 3.3 | 28.7 ± 4.6 | 27.0 ± 3.3 | 26.2 ± 2.9 | 25.5 ± 2.5 | 24.3 ± 2.2 |
| 18.5–25.0 kg/m2 (%) | 42.2 | 20.3 | 28.6 | 35.1 | 45.7 | 65.6 |
| 25.0–29.9 kg/m2 (%) | 47.2 | 48.2 | 54.1 | 54.3 | 49.6 | 33.3 |
| ≥30.0 kg/m2 (%) | 10.6 | 31.5 | 17.2 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Waist girth (cm)† | 93.0 ± 9.8 | 102.9 ± 12.1 | 97.3 ± 9.6 | 94.7 ± 8.7 | 91.7 ± 7.8 | 87.0 ± 7.2 |
| >102 cm (%) | 17.0 | 50.9 | 30.6 | 19.3 | 9.7 | 2.6 |
| % body fat | 20.7 ± 6.3 | 25.6 ± 6.4 | 23.2 ± 5.7 | 21.8 ± 5.5 | 19.7 ± 5.3 | 16.4 ± 5.3 |
| ≥25% (%) | 24.1 | 54.6 | 38.2 | 26.8 | 15.1 | 5.1 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 5.5 ± 0.6 | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 5.5 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.5 | 5.4 ± 0.5 |
| ≥5.6 mmol/l (%) | 43.9 | 49.1 | 47.0 | 45.0 | 41.6 | 40.5 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120.4 ± 12.7 | 122.7 ± 13.8 | 120.5 ± 11.9 | 120.3 ± 12.6 | 119.8 ± 12.6 | 119.8 ± 12.9 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80.4 ± 9.3 | 83.1 ± 10.0 | 81.6 ± 9.4 | 80.8 ± 9.4 | 79.8 ± 9.1 | 78.6 ± 8.5 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.4 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 1.0 | 5.5 ± 1.0 | 5.5 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 1.0 | 5.2 ± 1.2 |
| Alcohol consumption (g/week) | 132.4 ± 255.2 | 152.0 ± 250.9 | 138.7 ± 250.0 | 136.1 ± 255.5 | 126.4 ± 258.1 | 120.7 ± 257.2 |
| Current smoking (%) | 16.4 | 30.8 | 22.9 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 7.7 |
| Parental diabetes (%) | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Physically inactive (%)‡ | 27.5 | 65.2 | 47.7 | 29.9 | 14.6 | 4.6 |
Data are means ± SD unless indicated otherwise.
*All Ptrend values across fitness level were <0.001 except for parental diabetes (P = 0.03).
†
Data from 10,326 men.
‡
No leisure-time physical activity in the 3 months before the examination as reported on medical questionnaire.