Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
| UT (n = 45) | M (n = 47) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 42 ± 9 | 45 ± 8 | 0.15* |
| Men (%) | 84.4 | 65.3 | 0.57§ |
| SBP (mmHg) | 133 ± 13 | 130 ± 19 | 0.32* |
| DBP (mmHg) | 77 ± 10 | 77 ± 10 | 0.83* |
| Heart Rate (bpm) | 55.6 ± 6.9 | 54.1 ± 7.6 | 0.86* |
| BSA (m2) | 1.84 ± 0.16 | 1.84 ± 0.21 | 0.88* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.7 ± 2.4 | 22.8 ± 2.3 | 0.79* |
| TI (km/week) | 66.5 ± 39.1 | 51.8 ± 31.2 | 0.078# |
| TT (days/week*year) | 30 (15–66) | 18 (9–53) | 0.03# |
| Hypertension (%) | 4.4 | 6.1 | 1.00§ |
| Diabetes (%) | 0 | 2 | 1.00§ |
| Smoke (%) | 0 | 10.2 | 0.06§ |
| Dyslipidemia (%) | 0 | 6.1 | 0.24§ |
| Obesity (%) | 0 | 0 | α |
SBP, Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP, Diastolic Blood Pressure; BSA, Body surface area; BMI, Body Mass Index; TI, Training Intensity; TT, Training Time. α: χ2 test was not performed because the variable was constant.
*
Parametric test (Student's t-test);
#
Non-parametric test (Mann-Whitney test);
§
χ2 test.
Significant p-values (p < 0.05) are marked in bold.