Table 1.
Baseline demographics, hemodynamics, medical and family history, and habit of exercise of men and women in the cardiorespiratory fitness and hospitalization events in armed forces study
| Men (n = 3669) | Women (n = 411) | |
| Age (yr) | 29.3 ± 5.9 | 28.1 ± 6.5 |
| Specialty (%) | ||
| Air force | 28 | 23.6 |
| Army | 50.5 | 61.6 |
| Navy | 21.5 | 14.8 |
| Height (cm) | 171.8 ± 5.8 | 160.5 ± 4.4 |
| Weight (kg) | 73.5 ± 10.2 | 58.1 ± 8.1 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 3.1 | 22.5 ± 2.9 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 83.4 ± 8.0 | 73.3 ± 7.4 |
| Pulse rate (times/min) | 72.2 ± 10.8 | 75.7 ± 10.1 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 118.4 ± 13.1 | 106.5 ± 12.4 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 70.6 ± 10.1 | 65.2 ± 9.1 |
| Current smoking (%) | 38.1 | 12.2 |
| Current alcohol intake (%) | 44.7 | 17.1 |
| Current betel chewing (%) | 12 | 1.2 |
| Medical history (%) | ||
| Hypertension | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Symptomatic arrhythmia | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Chronic hepatitis B | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| Family history of cardiovascular disease within 3rd relatives (%) | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Frequency of exercise (%) | ||
| Never or occasionally | 19.7 | 30.5 |
| 1-2 times/wk | 38.2 | 42.9 |
| Over 3-5 times/wk | 42.2 | 26.6 |
| Cardiopulmonary distress symptoms related to exercise (%) | 8.9 | 15.4 |
Data were presented as the mean ± SD and percentage (%).