Table 1.
Differences of characteristics depending on the intensity of exercise
Low (<21 Ex/week) (n = 10) | Moderate (21–60 Ex/week) (n = 10) | High (>60 Ex/week) (n = 10) | p value | |
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Age (y) (Mean ± SD) | 20.9 ± 0.9 | 20.3 ± 2.2 | 20.3 ± 1.2 | 0.30† |
Current smoker | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.35‡ |
Alcohol consumption | 0.002‡ | |||
none | 2 (20%) | 5 (50%) | 3 (30%) | |
less than 4 times a month | 8 (80%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) | |
1–2 days a week | 0 (0%) | 3 (30%) | 5 (50%) | |
3–4 days a week | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) | 0 (0%) | |
5–7 days a week | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
BMI (kg/m2) (Mean ± SD) | 20.6 ± 1.1 | 22.2 ± 2.1 | 22.0 ± 3.5 | 0.14† |
GerdQ (Mean ± SD) | 6.3 ± 0.7 | 6.2 ± 0.6 | 6.1 ± 0.6 | 0.84† |
Functional dyspepsia | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 0.36‡ |
Postprandial fullness | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (20%) | 0.12‡ |
Early satiation | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NA‡ |
Epigastric pain | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NA‡ |
Epigastric burning | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.36‡ |
Irritable bowel syndrome | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.36‡ |
Hard stool | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (10%) | 0.59‡ |
Loose stool | 4 (40%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 0.04‡ |
HADS-A (Mean ± SD) | 3.0 ± 2.4 | 5.1 ± 3.4 | 3.5 ± 3.3 | 0.28† |
HADS-D (Mean ± SD) | 3.5 ± 2.8 | 4.6 ± 3.9 | 4.3 ± 3.0 | 0.80† |
PSQI (Mean ± SD) | 4.5 ± 2.4 | 4.0 ± 2.1 | 4.7 ± 1.8 | 0.81† |
Bold values indicate significant differences (p<0.05); BMI, body mass index; GerdQ, gastroesophageal reflux disease questionnaire; HADS-A, hospital anxiety and depression scale-anxiety; HADS-D, hospital anxiety and depression scale-depression; PSQI, the Pittsburgh sleep quality index; NA, not analyzed; †Kruskal-Wallis test; ‡Pearson’s χ2 test.