Table 2.
Characteristics of male subjects by cardiorespiratory fitness level (tertile)
| |
Cardiorespiratory fitness level tertiles |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | |
| Number of subjects |
189 |
186 |
195 |
| 1,500 meter endurance run time (seconds) |
353 (345–365) |
325 (320–330) |
301 (290–310) |
| Age (years) |
23 (23–23) |
23 (23–23) |
23 (23–23) |
| Year of graduation |
1982 (1978–1985) |
1981 (1978–1985) |
1983 (1979–1986) |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
22.5 (21.4-23.7) |
22.3 (21.3-23.4) |
21.4 (20.5-22.3) |
| Smoker* (n,%) |
111 (58.7) |
106 (57.0) |
58 (29.7) |
| College sports club participation* (n,%) | 185 (97.9) | 183 (98.4) | 195 (100.0) |
Estimates shown as median (IQR: interquartile Range) or number (%).
All items were the data at colleg age.
*The rate smoking and college sports club participation counted “yes”.