Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the “Berlin Beat of Running” cohort (n = 110)
| |
Total |
Female |
Male |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 110 | n = 27 | n = 83 | ||
| Age; years; mean (SD) |
48.8 (6.0) |
48.8 (5.8) |
48.8 (6.1) |
0.939 |
| Age ≥ 50 years; % (n) |
40.0 (44) |
40.7 (11) |
39.8 (33) |
0.928 |
| Physical activity |
|
|
|
|
| Marathon runs ≤ 5 years; mean (SD) |
7.5 (6.6) |
5.8 (3.3) |
8.0 (7.3) |
0.235 |
| Marathon runs total; mean (SD) |
16.0 (35.8) |
10.0 (7.9) |
18.0 (40.8) |
0.247 |
| Current weekly running; km; mean (SD) |
64.8 (17.3) |
60.2 (12.4) |
66.1 (18.4) |
0.207 |
| Regular weekly running; km; mean (SD) |
42.3 (13.6) |
39.4 (11.9) |
43.2 (14.1) |
0.207 |
| Systolic BP*; mmHg; mean (SD) |
127.8 (12.9) |
122.8 (9.0) |
129.5 (13.6) |
0.016 |
| Diastolic BP*; mmHg; mean (SD) |
83.7 (8.4) |
81.7 (9.0) |
84.4 (8.1) |
0.327 |
| Pulse; 1/min; mean (SD) |
61.1 (8.2) |
61.9 (8.2) |
60.9 (8.2) |
0.777 |
| BMI§; kg/m2; mean (SD) |
23.2 (2.2) |
22.2 (2.3) |
23.5 (2.0) |
0.004 |
| NIHSS# score; mean (SD) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.000 |
| Comorbidities; % (n) |
|
|
|
|
| Hypertension |
8.2 (9) |
0 (0) |
10.8 (9) |
0.074 |
| Diabetes mellitus |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.000 |
| Heart failure |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.000 |
| Coronary artery disease |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.000 |
| Hyperlipidaemia |
2.7 (3) |
0 (0) |
3.6 (3) |
0.317 |
| Alcohol abuse; % (n) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.000 |
| Current smoking; % (n) | 6.4 (7) | 3.7 (1) | 7.2 (6) | 0.515 |
* Blood pressure; § Body Mass Index; #National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.