Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patient by genre
| Overall | Males (N = 52) | Females (N = 37) | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean/ Median/ Number | SD/IQR/(%) | Mean/ Median/ Number | SD/IQR/(%) | Mean/ Median/ Number | SD/IQR/(%) | ||
| Age (years) | 65.0 | 61.2–68.1 | 64.4 | 59.4–68.4 | 65.9 | 62.3–67.9 | 0.474 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 29.4 | 4.2 | 29.2 | 4.4 | 29.6 | 4.1 | 0.693 |
| Office systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 132.6 | 16.4 | 130.9 | 17.0 | 135.0 | 15.5 | 0.241 |
| Office diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80.5 | 9.0 | 79.5 | 9.0 | 82.0 | 9.0 | 0.200 |
| Pulse pressure (mmHg) | 51.5 | 41.3–59.3 | 49.8 | 40.5–56.3 | 53.0 | 42.5–63.3 | 0.589 |
| Heart rate (beats/min) | 72.3 | 11.8 | 72.0 | 12.1 | 72.8 | 11.6 | 0.736 |
| Smoker n (%) | 9 | 10.1 | 3 | 5.8 | 6 | 16.2 | 0.388 |
| Physical activity (METS-min/week) | 1605.0 | 777.5–2785.5 | 1696.0 | 930.8–2928.8 | 1406.0 | 516.0–2772.0 | 0.098 |
| Intensity of the walk | 0.816 | ||||||
| - Low | 42 | 47.2 | 24 | 46.2 | 18 | 48.6 | |
| - High | 47 | 52.8 | 28 | 53.8 | 19 | 51.4 | |
| Hypertensive n (%) | 47 | 52.8 | 30 | 57.7 | 17 | 45.9 | 0.274 |
| Dyslipemic n (%) | 53 | 59.6 | 32 | 61.5 | 21 | 56.8 | 0.205 |
| HbA1c % | 6.6 | 6.0–7.3 | 6.5 | 6.0–7.4 | 6.8 | 6.0–7.3 | 0.983 |
| Serum glucose (mg/dl) | 118.0 | 100.0–138.0 | 115.5 | 96.0–135.5 | 128.0 | 104.5–145.5 | 0.141 |
| Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 179.7 | 27.92 | 184.4 | 24.1 | 173.0 | 31.7 | 0.056 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 110.0 | 82.5–140.0 | 109.0 | 76.0–141.0 | 113.0 | 85.0–140.5 | 0.736 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 55.0 | 14.2 | 55.3 | 14.5 | 54.5 | 13.9 | 0.801 |
| LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 102.5 | 26.9 | 106.6 | 24.3 | 96.6 | 29.6 | 0.084 |
| Antihypertensive drugs n (%) | 46 | 51.7 | 28 | 53.8 | 18 | 48.6 | 0.234 |
| Lipidlowering drugs n (%) | 52 | 58.4 | 28 | 53.8 | 24 | 64.9 | 0.299 |
| Antidiabetic drugs n(%) | 81 | 91.0 | 46 | 88.5 | 35 | 94.6 | 0.319 |
Values are means [standard deviations (SD)] for normally distributed continuous data and medians (interquartile range) for asymmetrically distributed continuous data
BMI Body mass index, METs Metabolic equivalent, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, SD Standard Deviation, IQR Interquartile Range