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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 12.
Published in final edited form as: Sports Med. 2016 May;46(5):619–628. doi: 10.1007/s40279-015-0463-z

Table 1.

Demographic and cardiometabolic characteristics of the study population by sex and age category.

Men
Women
Age 20–39.9
n=648
Age 40–59.9
n=592
Age 60–80
n=552
Age 20–39.9
n=646
Age 40–59.9
n=610
Age 60–80
n=550
Age, years 29.17 (0.43) 49.56 (0.38) 69.00 (0.39) 29.26 (0.43) 49.61 (0.18) 70.00 (0.34)
Body Mass Index (BMI), kg/m2 27.83 (0.36) 29.37 (0.25) 28.65 (0.36) 28.63 (0.30)* 29.64 (0.34) 29.31 (0.41)
Obesity (BMI >30), % 30.3 35.7 32.6 35.1* 45.2* 43.2*§
Waist Circumference, cm 95.92 (0.97) 103.69 (0.67) 105.74 (0.94) 93.45 (0.79) 97.62 (0.61) 99.19 (0.92)
Abdominal Obesity (sex-specific WC), % 30.1 44.0 51.2§ 54.2* 71.1* 76.0*§
Self-Reported TV Viewing, hours/week 2.20 (0.10) 2.46 (0.08) 3.16 (0.08)§ 2.33 (0.14) 2.35 (0.09) 3.10 (0.08)§
Grip Strength, kg 50.51 (0.38) 47.30 (0.59) 40.17 (0.63)§ 31.92 (0.23)* 30.38 (0.28)* 24.89 (0.24)*§
 Normalized Grip Strength (relative to body mass) 0.60 (0.01) 0.53 (0.01) 0.47 (0.01)§ 0.44 (0.01)* 0.41 (0.01)* 0.35 (0.01)*§
Glycohemoglobin, % 5.37 (0.03) 5.75 (0.07) 6.01 (0.07)§ 5.31 (0.03) 5.70 (0.04) 5.92 (0.05)§
a Diabetes, % 3.2 13.2 23.7§ 3.1 11.1 19.0§
Glucose, mg/dL 99.05 (1.12)* 111.69 (2.66)* 116.56 (2.53)§ 95.39 (0.75) 104.07 (1.69) 114.61 (3.20)§
Insulin, μU/mL 12.82 (0.59) 15.22 (1.47) 13.64 (0.78) 12.84 (0.50) 13.05 (0.82) 12.90 (0.35)
HOMA 3.31 (0.19) 4.52 (0.54)* 4.24 (0.45)§ 3.21 (0.14) 3.59 (0.27) 3.93 (0.20)§
2-Hour OGTT, mg/dL 98.43 (1.51) 119.33 (4.50)* 130.65 (6.92)§ 102.48 (2.11) 112.28 (2.32) 141.75 (4.89)*§
b Diabetes or IR, % 14.9 27.7* 39.5§ 14.7 21.5 34.3§
Triglycerides, mg/dL 121.52 (5.47)* 154.34 (6.99)* 126.12(8.46) 105.69 (4.93) 120.02 (7.01) 132.07 (6.11)§
Total Cholesterol, mg/dL 182.37 (1.66) 200.15 (1.85) 180.86 (1.41) 182.57 (1.35) 207.14 (1.90)* 204.64 (2.45)*§
HDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL 47.41 (0.52)*§ 46.45 (0.62)* 50.47 (1.13)* 55.64 (0.94)§ 58.38 (1.23) 59.33 (1.19)
LDL-Cholesterol, md/dL 112.60 (1.81)*§ 120.92 (2.50) 105.19 (2.56) 107.72 (1.11) 125.37 (1.85)* 118.57 (1.86)*§
Systolic Blood Pressure, mmHg 118.54 (0.53)* 124.25 (0.97)* 131.23 (1.01)§ 111.00 (0.77) 119.33 (0.70) 134.89 (1.27)*§
Diastolic Blood Pressure, mmHg 72.22 (0.59)* 77.20 (0.59)* 71.20 (0.49) 69.90 (0.74) 73.78 (0.47) 70.90 (0.88)

Abreviations: BMI-body mass index; WC-waist circumference; TV-televion; GHB-glycohemoglobin; HOMA-Homeostasis Model of Assessment; IR-HOMA-Insulin Resistant; OGTT-oral glucose tolerance test; HDL-high density lipoprotein; LDL-low density lipoprotein

a

Diabetes (GHB ≥ 6.5%)

b

Diabetes or HOMA-IR (Glucose ≥ 126 md/dL or OGTT ≥ 200 mg/dL or HOMA ≥ 5.9)

*

Significant difference between men and women in equivalent age category: Denoted as group with higher risk.

Significant difference between ages 20–39.9 years and 40–59.9 years (p<0.01): Denoted as group with higher risk.

Significant difference between ages 40–59.9 years and 60–80 years (p<0.01):Denoted as group with higher risk.

§

Significant difference between ages 20–49.9 years and 60–80 years (p<0.01): Denoted as group with higher risk.

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