Table 1.
General characteristics of the adolescents stratified by resting heart rate values (Brazil, n = 971)
| Independent variables | <70 beats/min Mean (SD) | 70-77.4 beats/min Mean (SD) | 77.5-85.9 beats/min Mean (SD) | ≥86 beats/min Mean (SD) | F | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
13.6 (1.6)a |
13.1 (1.4)a |
13.0 (1.4)a |
12.6 (1.2) |
20.057 |
0.001 |
| %BF |
20.5 (7.1)a |
22.1 (7.1) |
23 (7.4) |
23.1 (7.5) |
5.214 |
0.001 |
| VO2peak (mL/kg/min) |
40.5 (5.1)a |
39.8 (5.3) |
39.3 (4.9) |
39.1 (4.2) |
2.992 |
0.030 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) |
95.5 (23) |
97.4 (24) |
99.1 (24) |
100.8 (25) |
1.886 |
0.130 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) |
52.2 (12.9) |
52.1 (12.7) |
51.5 (13.5) |
51.8 (13.1) |
0.119 |
0.949 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) |
58.8 (26.8)a |
60.5 (26.7) |
65.5 (36.2) |
69.5 (53.3) |
3.348 |
0.019 |
| TC (mg/dL) |
159.5 (27.2)a |
161.6 (27.4) |
163.6 (27.6) |
166.7 (27.7) |
2.841 |
0.037 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 88.2 (6.3) | 89.7 (16.1) | 90.6 (15.7) | 90.1 (6.4) | 1.320 | 0.267 |
SD = standard deviation; LDL-C = low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C = high density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC = total cholesterol;%BF = percentage of body fatness; VO2peak = peak oxygen uptake; F = one way ANOVA; a = Tukey’s post hoc test with p-value <0.05 compared to the group ≥86 beats/min.