Table 3.

Multiple regression analysis of cardiovascular risk factor levels in White male runners^*

	Dependent Variables
Independent Variables	HDL Cholesterol, mmol/L	LDL Cholesterol, mmol/L	Triglycerides, mmol/L	Systolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg	Diastolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg
Intercept	1.733±0.043†	2.123±0.109†	−0.160±0.093	106.76±1.89†	64.04±1.23†
Weight loss (ΔBMI since greatest weight), kg/m2	−0.017±0.002†	0.004±0.005	0.023±0.004†	−0.46±0.08†	0.04±0.05
BMI, kg/m2	−0.026±0.002†	0.042±0.004†	0.063±0.004†	0.59±0.07†	0.55±0.05†
Distance run/wk, km	0.002±0.000†	−0.001±0.001‡	−0.003±0.001†	−0.03±0.01†	−0.01±0.01
Years run	0.002±0.001§	0.010±0.001†	0.000±0.001	0.01±0.02	−0.01±0.01
Alcohol intake, oz/wk	0.024±0.001†	0.008±0.003§	−0.004±0.002‡	0.24±0.04†	0.16±0.03†
Test of model, F-statistic	235.5	37.1	97.2	31.4	37.4
R	0.39	0.17	0.26	0.16	0.18

^*AII were nonsmoking, nonvegetarian, and without history of heart disease or cancer. None used drugs for the control of blood pressure, cholesterol, insulin, or thyroid levels. All values are slopes±SE. HDL indicates high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; and BMI, body mass index.

^†P<0.001.

^‡<0.05.

^§<0.01.