Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the enrolled subjects
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Minimum | Maximum | Mean ± SD | Minimum | Maximum | |
| Number of subjects | 188 | 340 | ||||
| Age (years) | 44.5 ± 9.8 | 30 | 64 | 48.7 ± 9.1 | 30 | 64 |
| Height (cm) | 170.5 ± 5.8 | 154.3 | 192.5 | 157.6 ± 5.5 | 143.3 | 174.5 |
| Body weight (kg) | 68.7 ± 11.2 | 49.9 | 168.3 | 55.0 ± 7.9 | 34.6 | 83.7 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.5 ± 3.3 | 18.2 | 54.1 | 22.1 ± 3.1 | 13.2 | 34.0 |
| Peak oxygen uptake (mL/kg/min) | 35.7 ± 7.6 | 12.2 | 55.8 | 29.4 ± 6.0 | 14.0 | 51.2 |
| Physical activity (METs h/w) | 26.4 ± 15.7 | 1.2 | 79.8 | 27.0 ± 15.3 | 3.5 | 163.1 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 122.0 ± 13.3 | 97.0 | 177.0 | 115.0 ± 14.2 | 86.0 | 191.0 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 75.9 ± 9.6 | 54.0 | 109.0 | 69.1 ± 10.0 | 45.0 | 104.0 |
| Blood profile | ||||||
| Adiponectin (μ g/mL) | 6.7 ± 3.0 | 1.8 | 17.1 | 11.0 ± 4.9 | 2.0 | 28.1 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 108.6 ± 64.0 | 28.0 | 554.0 | 79.9 ± 53.0 | 25.0 | 589.0 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 56.2 ± 14.9 | 30.0 | 149.0 | 68.2 ± 14.6 | 38.0 | 132.0 |
| Blood glucose (mg/dL) | 93.1 ± 11.6 | 73.0 | 146.0 | 90.1 ± 10.6 | 59.0 | 188.0 |
| Energy intake (kcal/day) | 2056.0 ± 496.1 | 763.7 | 3536.0 | 1673.8 ± 475.5 | 549.4 | 4301.9 |
| Number of subjects with smoking habits (%) | 33 (17.6 %) | 16 (4.7 %) | ||||
METs h/w Σ [metabolic equivalents × h per week (METs h/w)]