Table 2. Basic descriptive characteristics of the female study participants by exercise.
| Variable | Exercise/hours/week | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 n = 60893(54.93%) | <2.5 n = 37059(33.43%) | ≥2.5 n = 12895(11.63%) | ||
| Age (years) | 62.79±13.36 | 62.61±12.08 | 64.30±11.42 | <0.0001 |
| Area | <0.0001 | |||
| Taichung | 43662(71.70%) | 29629(79.95%) | 10766(83.49%) | |
| Yunlin | 17231(28.30%) | 7430(20.05%) | 2129(16.51%) | |
| Smoking status | <0.0001 | |||
| Never | 58214(95.60%) | 35785(96.56%) | 12702(98.50%) | |
| Occasional | 464(0.76%) | 302(0.81%) | 79(0.61%) | |
| <1 pack/day | 977(1.60%) | 454(1.23%) | 92(0.71%) | |
| ≥1 pack/day | 1238(2.03%) | 518(1.40%) | 22(0.17%) | |
| Drinking status | <0.0001 | |||
| Never | 57397(94.26%) | 34573(93.29%) | 12140(94.15%) | |
| Occasional | 2265(3.72%) | 1939(5.23%) | 706(5.47%) | |
| Frequent | 1231(2.02%) | 547(1.48%) | 49(0.38%) | |
| Betel nut status | <0.0001 | |||
| Never | 59664(97.98%) | 36520(98.55%) | 12864(99.76%) | |
| Occasional | 189(0.31%) | 95(0.26%) | 19(0.15%) | |
| Frequent | 1040(1.71%) | 444(1.20%) | 12(0.09%) | |
| Disease history | ||||
| Hypertension | 16701(27.43%) | 11941(32.22%) | 4464(34.62%) | <0.0001 |
| Diabetes | 7853(12.90%) | 5193(14.01%) | 1793(13.90%) | <0.0001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 3906(6.41%) | 2697(7.28%) | 1389(10.77%) | <0.0001 |
| Heart disease | 3930(6.45%) | 2610(7.04%) | 1024(7.94%) | <0.0001 |
| Stroke | 1232(2.02%) | 679(1.83%) | 202(1.57%) | 0.0012 |
| Kidney disease | 1059(1.74%) | 538(1.45%) | 203(1.57%) | 0.0023 |
| Height (cm) | 154.29±6.20 | 154.43±6.00 | 154.35±5.88 | 0.0038 |
| Weight (kg) | 58.54±10.32 | 58.30±9.66 | 57.50±8.98 | <0.0001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.59±4.10 | 24.45±3.84 | 24.14±3.60 | <0.0001 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 66.47±24.90 | 67.07±23.81 | 67.92±22.78 | <0.0001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 129.84±19.56 | 129.93±19.68 | 130.08±19.36 | 0.4055 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 76.73±11.67 | 76.73±11.53 | 76.28±11.06 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 197.67±39.28 | 199.17±37.65 | 199.39±37.29 | <0.0001 |
| LDL-c (mg/dl) | 114.95±36.02 | 115.39±35.99 | 114.03±35.37 | 0.0010 |
| HDL-c (mg/dl) | 57.79±18.64 | 59.52±20.08 | 61.34±21.43 | <0.0001 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 127.16±73.54 | 123.68±70.80 | 119.83±66.76 | <0.0001 |
| ALT | <0.0001 | |||
| ≤40 IU/l | 55101(90.49%) | 33783(91.16%) | 11885(92.17%) | |
| >40 IU/l | 5792(9.51%) | 91.16(8.84%) | 1010(7.83%) | |
| Blood glucose (mg/dl) | 108.72±42.64 | 106.71±36.90 | 104.40±31.73 | <0.0001 |
| Blood creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.86±0.57 | 0.81±0.46 | 0.82±0.41 | <0.0001 |
| EGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) | 77.06±22.85 | 78.19±21.46 | 76.68±19.97 | <0.0001 |