Table 1.
General characteristics of the studied subjects
| Age (y) | 51 (47–54)a |
| ABC work position (number/%)b | 199/66.3 |
| High alcohol consumption (number/%) | 61/20.3 |
| Smokers (number/%) | 38/12.7 |
| Physical activity levels (number/%) | |
| Sedentary or moderately active | 92/30.6 |
| Active or very active | 208/69.4# |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.8 ± 3.43 |
| Total body fat (%) | 22.76 ± 7.14 |
| Abdominal area fat (%) | 26.34 ± 10.52 |
| WCNR (cm) | 88.7 ± 8.4 |
| WCMD (cm) | 90.4 ± 9.5 |
| WCUL (cm) | 92.2 ± 9.3* |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 126 ± 14 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 81 ± 10 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 89 (83–95) |
| Insulin (μIU/mL) | 5.2 (3.4-8.1) |
| HOMA-IR | 1.14 (0.73-1.81) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 214.8 ± 40.9 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 44 (38–53) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 116.5 (82.5-166) |
| Atherogenic index | 4.68 (3.82-5.60) |
n = 300; WCNR, waist circumference at the narrowest waist, WCMD, waist circumference at the midpoint between the superior border of the iliac crest and the inferior margin of the rib, WCUL, waist circumference at the umbilical line. HOMA-IR, insulin resistance index; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
aData are mean ± SD or median and interquartile range of 300 subjects, according to normal distribution of the variables.
bABC: technical staff at A, B and C work positions.
*Statistically different from WCNR and WCMD.
#Statistically different from Sedentary or moderately active.