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. 2016 Aug 26;8(8):464–471. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v8.i8.464

Table 2.

Baseline laboratory and electrocardiographic findings of men and women in the cardiorespiratory fitness and hospitalization events in armed forces study

Men (n = 3669) Women (n = 411)
Blood routine
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 15.2 ± 1.0 13.0 ± 1.0
Mean corpuscular volume (fl) 85.1 ± 6.3 85.2 ± 6.8
RBC count (106/μL) 5.3 ± 0.5 4.7 ± 0.4
WBC count (103/μL) 6.8 ± 1.7 6.6 ± 1.7
Platelet count (103/μL) 252.9 ± 50.5 274.5 ± 53.1
Blood biochemistry
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) 93.6 ± 13.4 89.1 ± 7.5
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) 174.4 ± 34.0 167.4 ± 29.1
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 106.0 ± 29.7 93.5 ± 25.3
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 47.9 ± 9.8 56.9 ± 11.0
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 115.1 ± 100.3 77.7 ± 38.9
BUN (mg/dL) 12.9 ± 2.8 10.7 ± 2.4
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.0 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.1
eGFR (mL/min per 1.73 m2) 99.8 ± 14.2 109.4 ± 18.4
Uric acid (mg/dL) 6.7 ± 1.3 4.7 ± 0.9
AST (U/L) 20.7 ± 8.9 16.2 ± 5.2
ALT (U/L) 23.1 ± 17.7 12.5 ± 7.3
Urinalysis (%)
Protein > 1+ 10.3 10.5
RBC > 1+ 5.3 17.4
Occult blood > 1+ 3.4 17.8
WBC > 6-10 2.1 11.2
Bacteria > 1+ 2.6 22.4
12-lead electrocardiography (%)
LVH/RVH/IVCD 17.3/1.0/0.2 2.0/0.2/0
LAE/RAE 0.2/0.2 0.2/0
ICRBBB/CRBBB 3.9/0.5 0.73/0
LAFB/LPFB 0.7/0.2 0/0
1st degree atrioventricular block 3.8 3.4
PACs/PVCs 0.4/0.6 0.2/0.2

Data were presented as the mean ± SD and percentage (%). ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; CHIEF: Cardiopulmonary fitness and hospitalization events in armed forces; CRBBB: Complete right bundle branch block; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL: High-density lipoprotein; ICRBBB: Incomplete complete right bundle branch block; IVCD: Intraventricular conduction delay; LAE: Left atrial enlargement; LAFB: Left anterior fascicular block; LPFB: Left posterior fascicular block; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; LVH: Left ventricular ventricular hypertrophy; PACs: Premature atrial contractures; PVCs: Premature ventricular contractures; RAE: Right atrial enlargement; RBC: Red blood cell; RVH: Right ventricular hypertrophy; WBC: White blood cell.