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. 2013 Dec 26;8(12):e83435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083435

Table 4. Characteristics of subjects in each of the 3 recreational physical activity categories.

Recreational physical activity categories
Low Medium High
Count 5870 1454 1331
CVD death (%) 1.9 0.9 0.3
CHD death (%) 1.3 0.6 0.2
Male (%) 45.0 54.5 55.4
Age (years) 45.5±12.9 37.0±11.5 35.9±11.1
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 25.6±4.5 24.8±3.6 24.4±3.4
Waist to Hip ratio 0.83±0.10 0.82±0.09 0.81±0.08
Current smoker (%) 26.0 22.9 19.5
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 126.7±18.6 122.4±15.5 121.4±14.4
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) 79.1±11.2 76.8±10.8 76.1±10.7
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) 5.6±1.1 5.3±1.0 5.2±1.0
High Density Lipoprotein (mmol/L) 1.3±0.4 1.3±0.4 1.4±0.4
Total Cholesterol to HDL ratio 4.5±1.6 4.2±1.4 4.1±1.4
Framingham Predicted Risk for Cardiovascular Disease death (%) 4.3±6.6 1.9±3.7 1.6±3.1
Framingham Predicted Risk for Coronary Heart Disease death (%) 2.9±4.9 1.1±2.8 0.9±2.4
Engaged in vigorous exercise in previous 2 weeks (%) 0.0 100.0 100.0
Engaged in less vigorous exercise in previous 2 weeks (%) 23.0 0.0 100.0
Walked for recreation or exercise in previous 2 weeks (%) 54.0 50.3 70.4
Engaged in vigorous tasks in previous 2 weeks (%) 36.7 42.9 50.4