Table 2.

Linear regression models in women and men: relationship between physical activity variables and molecular biomarkers.

Molecular biomarkers	Women		Men
	S-PA β (p-value)	CRF β (p-value)	S-PA β (p-value)	CRF β (p-value)
BDNF (pg/ml)	−0.04 (0.797)	−0.09 (0.646)	−0.09 (0.642)	−0.32 (0.224)
TNF-α (pg/ml)	−0.39 (0.007)**	−0.19 (0.288)	−0.19 (0.304)	−0.65 (0.017)*
HGF (pg/ml)	−0.12 (0.398)	−0.25 (0.143)	−0.23 (0.152)	−0.58 (0.018)*
ICAM-1 (ng/ml)	−0.12 (0.473)	−0.32 (0.082)	−0.15 (0.423)	−0.07 (0.820)
SDF1-α (pg/ml)	0.06 (0.695)	0.27 (0.132)	0.06 (0.781)	−0.07 (0.821)

S-PA, Sportive Physical Activity; CRF, Cardiorespiratory Fitness; β, standardized beta.

Covariates: age, years of education, BMI.

S-PA is measured in METs units and CRF in ml/kg*min.

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01.