Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of cancer survivors in the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, 1987 to 2002.
| All (n=2,863) | Resistance exercise
|
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=1612) | Yes (n=1251) | |||
| Age (year) | 54.4 (10.5) | 54.5 (10.5) | 54.2 (10.5) | .42 |
| Female (%) | 30.0 | 32.0 | 27.4 | .008 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.9 (4.1) | 26.5 (4.4) | 25.2 (3.6) | <.001 |
| Lipid Profile (mg/dL) | ||||
| Total cholesterol | 204.2 (38.5) | 207.8 (39.0) | 199.5 (37.2) | <.001 |
| Triglycerides | 127.3 (88.4) | 135.7 (89.1) | 116.4 (86.4) | <.001 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | 99.4 (17.0) | 100.4 (19.3) | 98.1 (13.4) | <.001 |
| Blood Pressure (mm Hg) | ||||
| Systolic | 124 (17) | 125 (17) | 124 (17) | .13 |
| Diastolic | 81 (10) | 82 (10) | 81 (10) | .005 |
| Leisure-time aerobic physical activity (MET-minutes/week) | 1019.4 (1313.2) | 748.5 (1048.7) | 1368.5 (1521.4) | <.001 |
| Meet current guidelinesa (%) | 61.0 | 48.9 | 76.6 | <.001 |
| Current smoker (%) | 8.8 | 9.7 | 7.6 | .04 |
| Heavy drinkerb (%) | 13.6 | 12.5 | 15.0 | .06 |
| Baseline medical conditionsc (%) | ||||
| Hypercholesteremia | 36.8 | 39.3 | 33.5 | .001 |
| Diabetes | 6.6 | 7.2 | 5.8 | .12 |
| Hypertension | 38.4 | 40.3 | 36.0 | .02 |
| Skin cancer | ||||
| Parental history of cancer | 9.9 | 9.3 | 10.6 | .27 |
Values are reported as mean ± SD.
Defined as performing ≥ 500 MET-minutes/week.
Defined as consuming ≥ 7 drinks/week for women and ≥ 14 drinks/week for men.
Defined as the presence of hypercholesterolemia [history of physician diagnosis or total cholesterol level ≥240 mg/dL (6.20 mmol/L)]; diabetes [history of physician diagnosis, use of insulin, or fasting glucose level ≥126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/l)]; or hypertension (history of physician diagnosis, resting systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg).
Abbreviations: dL, decaliter. kg, kilograms. L, liters. MET, metablic equivalent. m, meters. mg, milligrams. mm Hg, millileters of mercury. mmol, millimole. min, minutes.