Table 1.

Components of metabolic syndrome and physical activity measures for all participants and separated by physical activity group.

		All	Tertile I	Tertile II	Tertile III	P value
Number		63	20	23	20
Age		48 ± 11	49 ±10	50 ± 12	45 ± 10	0.294
Height		66.91 ± 3.56	65.89 ± 3.51	66.85 ± 3.28	68.01 ± 3.77	0.254
Weight (lbs)		193.11 ± 51.97	225.43 ± 56.16	195.20 ± 45.96	160.11 ± 31.79	< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)		30.40 ± 7.46	36.38 ± 6.55	30.53 ± 6.28	24.28 ± 3.92	< 0.001
Waist circumference (cm)		99.55 ± 18.04	112.54 ± 15.9	100.38 ± 14.73	85.68 ± 12.85	< 0.001
Systolic BP		128 ± 14	126 ± 13	131 ± 12	126 ± 18	0.490
Diastolic BP		83 ± 9	82 ± 9	83 ± 9	82 ± 11	0.885
Triglycerides		147.02 ± 122.14	162.89 ± 183.01	150.24 ± 66.25	127.00 ± 82.79	0.688
HDL		47.88 ± 22.74	47.94 ± 19.89	46.65 ± 21.85	49.06 ± 27.34	0.955
Glucose		110.64 ± 42.05	114.50 ± 40.13	122.53 ± 58.10	94.64 ± 10.48	0.137
MPA (Avg Min/day)		88.54 ± 85.66	26.00 ± 10.50	56.48 ± 13.63	187.95 ± 88.61	< 0.001
Sedentary Time (Avg Mins/day)		863.57 ± 209.80	880.85 ± 211.48	927.96 ± 206.51	772.25 ± 188.19	0.013
VO2 peak (ml/kg/min)		20.13 ± 8.56	15.33 ± 3.64	17.51 ± 5.19	26.84 ± 10.23	< 0.001
Number of MetSyn components %, (n)						0.034
0–1		36.5 (23)	25 (5)	30.4 (7)	55 (11)
2		27 (17)	15 (3)	34.8 (8)	30 (6)
3 or more		36.5 (23)	60 (12)	34.8 (8)	15 (3)
Lipid lowering medication %, (n)						0.182
Yes		34.9 (22)	45 (9)	39.1 (9)	20 (4)
No		65.1 (41)	55 (11)	60.9 (14)	80 (16)
Blood pressure medication %, (n)						0.220
Yes		47.6 (30)	65 (13)	39.1 (9)	40 (8)
No		52.4 (33)	35 (7)	60.9 (14)	60 (12)
Diabetic (Type II) %, (n)						0.072
Yes		14.3 (9)	20 (4)	21.7 (5)	0
No		85.7 (54)	80 (16)	78.3 (18)	100 (20)

Tertile 1: < 42 mins/day of MPA; Tertile II: 42–90 mins/day of MPA; Tertile III: > 90 mins/day of PA MPA: Moderate intensity physical activity; BMI: Body mass index