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. 2016 Jun 13;5(6):e003337. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003337

Table 2.

Comparison of Cardio‐Metabolic Measures at Baseline Between Leisure Time Physically Inactive Versus Active Women (N=5752) and Men (N=4833) (AHA Recommendations)a

Cardio‐Metabolic Variables Women Men
Overall (N=5752) Inactive (N=4569) Active (N=1183) P Value Overall (N=4833) Inactive (N=3446) Active (N=1387) P Value
N/Mean %/SD N/Mean %/SD N/Mean %/SD N/Mean %/SD N/Mean %/SD N/Mean %/SD
BMI, kg/m2 26.79 4.89 27.13 4.96 25.48 4.36 <0.0001 26.79 4.14 26.99 4.32 26.28 3.58 <0.0001
SBP, mm Hg 117.14 16.48 117.81 16.78 114.55 14.97 <0.0001 125.15 16.24 125.94 16.85 123.18 14.42 <0.0001
DBP, mm Hg 73.87 10.11 74.30 10.26 72.18 9.31 <0.0001 78.87 10.64 79.56 10.85 77.15 9.88 <0.0001
Heart rate, bpm 71.00 9.70 71.38 9.73 69.55 9.44 <0.0001 69.15 10.51 70.45 10.33 65.93 10.26 <0.0001
FHS CVD score 6.43 6.07 6.69 6.24 5.46 5.26 <0.0001 13.49 8.90 14.43 9.01 11.16 8.16 <0.0001
ASCVD score 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.04 <0.0001 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.07 0.08 <0.0001
Hypertension <0.0001 <0.0001
No 4026 70 3115 68 911 77 3071 64 2085 61 986 71
Yes 1722 30 1450 32 272 23 1757 36 1358 39 399 29
Diabetes (ADA) <0.0001 <0.0001
No 4888 85 3837 84 1051 89 3787 78 2605 76 1182 85
Yes 863 15 731 16 132 11 1044 22 839 24 205 15
FHS 10‐yr risk of CVD <0.0001 <0.0001
<6 3676 64 2841 62 835 71 1177 24 701 20 476 34
≤6 and <20 1781 31 1468 32 313 26 2483 51 1792 52 691 50
≥20 290 5 255 6 35 3 1161 24 942 27 219 16
10‐yr risk of ASCVD 0.001 <0.0001
<5 4691 82 3682 81 1009 85 2318 48 1482 43 836 60
≤5 and <7.5 418 7 350 8 68 6 657 14 490 14 167 12
≥7.5 638 11 532 12 106 9 1846 38 1463 42 383 28

ADA indicates American Diabetes Association; ASCVD, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease; BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FHS, Framingham Heart Study; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

a

American Heart Association guidelines recommend at least 150 min/wk moderate exercise or 75 min/wk vigorous exercise.