Table 1.
Selected anthropometric, physical activity, axillary temperature and sleep state measurements of subject groups.
| All (n = 1645) |
Men (n = 623) |
Women (n = 1022) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 42.9 ± 23.2 | 42.0 ± 24.1 | 43.5 ± 22.6 |
| Height (m) | 1.54 ± 0.20 | 1.59 ± 0.22 | 1.50 ± 0.17*** |
| Body mass (kg) | 52.9 ± 16.0 | 58.8 ± 18.6 | 49.2 ± 12.9*** |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.7 ± 3.7 | 22.2 ± 4.0 | 21.4 ± 3.5*** |
| Week-averaged step count (steps/day) | 6445 ± 2840 | 6951 ± 3092 | 6149 ± 2640*** |
| Week-averaged duration of physical activity >3 METs (min/day) | 17.1 ± 12.5 | 19.5 ± 13.8 | 15.6 ± 11.4*** |
| Week-averaged hour of rising | 6:15 ± 0:48 | 6:20 ± 0:50 | 6:12 ± 0:47** |
| Week-averaged hour of going to bed | 22:51 ± 1:30 | 22:51 ± 2:02 | 22:51 ± 1:05 |
| Week-averaged axillary temperature on rising (°C) | 36.25 ± 0.26 | 36.24 ± 0.25 | 36.25 ± 0.27 |
| Week-averaged axillary temperature on going to bed (°C) | 36.21 ± 0.33 | 36.25 ± 0.32 | 36.18 ± 0.33*** |
| Week-averaged sleep duration (h/night) | 5:52 ± 1:20 | 5:58 ± 1:31 | 5:49 ± 1:13* |
| Week-averaged sleep efficiency (%) | 78.8 ± 12.8 | 78.5 ± 14.5 | 78.9 ± 11.6 |
Values are mean ± SD.
METs = metabolic equivalents.
*, ** and ***p < 0.05, p < 0.01 and p < 0.001, respectively, versus men.