Table 2.
Characteristics of low, moderate, and high dose groups during the heart rate variability (HRV) recordings.
| Demographic characteristic | Low ≤0.25 g/kg (n=1752) | Moderate >0.25-0.75 g/kg (n=2194) | High >0.75 g/kg (n=716) | P value |
| Number of male subjects, n (%) | 671 (38.29) | 1010 (46.03) | 380 (53.1) | <.001a |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 45.6 (9.0) | 46.3 (9.3) | 42.3 (10.7) | <.001b |
| Physical activity class, mean (SD) | 4.9 (1.6) | 4.9 (1.7) | 4.6 (1.9) | .59b |
| Body-mass index in kg/m2, mean (SD) | 25.9 (4.2) | 26.0 (3.8) | 25.8 (3.7) | .10b |
| Weight in kg, mean (SD) | 77.5 (16.2) | 77.9 (14.3) | 78.1 (14.1) | .31b |
aChi-square test.
bOne-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) adjusted for gender.