Table 2. Associations between age, metabolic and lifestyle factors and physiological variables.
| Age | BMI | WHR | MAP | CHO | TRI | CRP | HbA1c | ALC | CRF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.25* | 0.37* | 0.36* | 0.48* | 0.20* | 0.04 | 0.45* | 0.09§ | −0.56* | |
| BMI | 0.33* | 0.45* | 0.28* | 0.19* | 0.37* | 0.12# | 0.16* | −0.06 | −0.51* | |
| WHR | 0.50* | 0.61* | 0.31* | 0.29* | 0.42* | 0.13# | 0.19* | 0.06 | −0.37* | |
| MAP | 0.24* | 0.29* | 0.28* | 0.28* | 0.26* | 0.07 | 0.15* | 0.03 | −0.24* | |
| CHO | 0.30* | 0.15# | 0.16# | 0.26* | 0.29* | −0.03 | 0.31* | 0.13# | −0.33* | |
| TRI | 0.04 | 0.25* | 0.21* | 0.13§ | 0.31* | 0.11# | 0.16* | −0.03 | −0.29* | |
| CRP | 0.10 | 0.12§ | 0.11§ | 0.03 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.01 | 0.03 | −0.13# | |
| HbA1c | 0.36* | 0.28* | 0.29* | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.03 | −0.02 | −0.23* | |
| ALC | 0.22* | 0.14# | 0.22* | 0.18* | 0.07 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.03 | −0.03 | |
| CRF | −0.67* | −0.56* | −0.54* | −0.26* | −0.39* | −0.23* | −0.14§ | −0.24* | −0.08 |
The values are r-values of univariate linear regression analysis.
P<0.001
P<0.01
P<0.05
Values to the left and right of the shaded ladder are r-values in the strata of men and women, respectively. ALC: alcohol intake, BMI: body mass index, CHO: cholesterol, CRF: cardiorespiratory fitness, MAP: mean arterial blood pressure; TRI: triglycerides, WHR: waist-hip ratio.