Table 2.
Metabolic health measurements in SUGAR, by level of physical activity
| Physical activity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertile 1 (≤ 375 CPM) |
Tertile 2 (375 < CPM ≤ 631) |
Tertile 3 (> 631 CPM) |
p-value | |
| Insulin sensitivity (mg/min)/(μU/mL) | 3.8 (1.5) | 4.5 (2.8) | 5.2 (1.8) | 0.009 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 103.2 (8.9) | 103.2 (10.0) | 98.8 (8.6) | 0.12 |
| Fasting insulin (uU/mL) | 11.1 (5.4) | 9.7 (5.6) | 6.6 (4.6) | 0.004 |
| HOMA-IR | 2.8 (1.9) | 2.4 (1.6) | 1.5 (1.1) | 0.003 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 35.7 (13.3) | 31.2 (12.4) | 26.3 (11.3) | 0.03 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.8 (6.2) | 29.6 (5.3) | 26.4 (5.3) | 0.002 |
| CRP (mg/dL), median | 0.2 (0.2–0.4) | 0.2 (0.1–0.6) | 0.1 (0.1–0.3) | 0.07 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 52.2 (28.0) | 50.6 (14.4) | 61.2 (18.4) | 0.06 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL), median | 135.0 (114.0–191.0) | 120.0 (73.0–163.0) | 85.0 (58.5–120.2) | 0.007 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 135.1 (14.4) | 130.7 (12.1) | 124.3 (17.2) | 0.046 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 78.0 (9.6) | 79.9 (8.4) | 77.4 (11.3) | 0.61 |
Entries are mean (SD), except as noted. Some values were missing for Matsuda (N = 1), CRPH (N = 1) and Fat Mass (N = 4). CPM counts per minute, CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, BMI body mass index, HDL high density lipoprotein cholesterol