Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants in the MedLiPal study.
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Men (n=10) | Women (n=21) | All (n=31) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 60.6 (8.7) | 54.1 (7.0) | 56.2 (8.0) | |
| BMI, n (%) |
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Underweight | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Normal | 1 (10) | 7 (33) | 8 (26) |
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Overweight | 4 (40) | 6 (29) | 10 (32) |
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Obese | 5 (50) | 8 (38) | 13 (42) |
| Weekly MVPAa (minutes), mean (SD) | 308.7 (172.2) | 157.2 (143.0) | 206.1 (166.5) | |
| Mediterranean diet adherence score (out of 14), mean (SD) | 3.9 (2.1) | 3.8 (1.6) | 3.8 (1.8) | |
| Waist circumference (cm), mean (SD) | 102.4 (8.5) | 93.0 (18.0) | 96.0 (16.0) | |
| SBP (mmHg)b, mean (SD) | 135.8 (11.1) | 120.8 (10.6) | 125.7 (12.8) | |
| DBP (mmHg)c, mean (SD) | 85.3 (11.2) | 81.6 (5.7) | 82.8 (7.9) | |
| Socioeconomic statusd, mean (SD) | 997.4 (62.5) | 1001.9 (64.3) | 1000.5 (62.8) | |
aMVPA: moderate and vigorous physical activity.
bSBP: systolic blood pressure.
cDBP: diastolic blood pressure.
dSocio-Economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) national mean = 1000±100.