Table 2.
Characteristics of the total population and of subgroup according cardiovascular risk and comparisons variables between subgroups (anthropometric measurements, body composition analysis, subjective well-being).
| Variable | Total Population n = 931 |
Cardiovascular Risk Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low n = 429 (46.1%) |
Moderate n = 212 (22.8%) |
High n = 126 (13.5%) |
Very high n = 164 (17.6%) |
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| Anthropometric measurements and body composition analysis | |||||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.8 ± 5.0 | 24.8 ± 4.4 abc | 28.4 ± 5.0 a | 28.5 ± 4.2 b | 28.7 ± 4.6 c |
| BMI < 25 kg/m2 | 330 (35.4) | 224 (52.2)abc | 49 (23.1) a | 24 (19.0) b | 33 (20.1) c |
| BMI 25–29.99 kg/m2 | 352 (37.8) | 146 (34.0) | 91 (42.9) | 52 (41.3) | 63 (38.4) |
| BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 | 249 (26.7) | 59 (13.8)abc | 72 (34.0) a | 50 (39.7) b | 68 (41.5) c |
| Body mass, kg | 77.2 ± 16.2 | 73.6 ± 16.2 abc | 80.3 ± 16.1 a | 80.8 ± 14.7 b | 80.1 ± 15.2 c |
| Height, cm | 169.6 ± 9.9 | 171.8 ± 9.6 abc | 168.2 ± 9.7 a | 168.2 ± 10.7 b | 166.8 ± 9.2 c |
| Waist, cm | 87.0 ± 13.5 | 80.5 ± 11.7 abc | 90.9 ± 12.1 af | 92.6 ± 11.6 b | 94.8 ± 13.0 cf |
| Hips, cm | 99.52 ± 9.6 | 97.0 ± 9.2 abc | 101.8 ± 10.2 a | 102.1 ± 8.3 b | 101.0 ± 9.2 c |
| Waist, >80 cm women, >94 cm men | 636 (68.8) | 233 (54.8) abc | 166 (78.7) a | 106 (84.8) b | 131 (79.9) c |
| Thigh, cm | 58.2 ± 5.9 | 58.4 ± 6.3 c | 59.2 ± 5.7 e | 58.5 ± 5.3 f | 56.5 ± 5.1 cef |
| WHR | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 abc | 0.9 ± 0.1 ae | 0.9 ± 0.1 bf | 0.9 ± 0.1 cef |
| WHR, ≥0.85 women, ≥0.9 men | 464 (50.1%) | 134 (31.5) abc | 121 (57.3) ae | 82 (65.1) b | 127 (77.4) ae |
| FMI (kg/m2) | 9.2 ± 3.5 | 8.0 ± 3.1 abc | 10.3 ± 3.7 a | 10.4 ± 3.4 b | 10.1 ± 3.3 c |
| Total fat mass, kg | 26.1 ± 9.2 | 23.1 ± 8.7 abc | 28.8 ± 9.6 a | 29.1 ± 8.2 b | 27.9 ± 8.4 c |
| Total lean mass, kg | 48.8 ± 10.6 | 48.2 ± 11.2 | 49.0 ± 9.7 | 49.5 ± 10.9 | 49.9 ± 9.7 |
| Android fat mass, kg | 2.4 ± 1.2 | 1.9 ± 1.1 acb | 2.8 ± 1.2 a | 2.9 ± 1.1 b | 2.9 ± 1.2 c |
| Gynoid fat mass, kg | 4.1 ± 1.4 | 3.9 ± 1.4 ab | 4.3 ± 1.6 a | 4.3 ± 1.3 b | 3.9 ± 1.2 |
| Gynoid lean mass, kg | 7.2 ± 1.6 | 7.2 ± 1.7 | 7.2 ± 1.5 | 7.3 ± 1.6 | 7.4 ± 1.5 |
| Legs fat mass, kg | 7.7 ± 2.8 | 7.6 ± 2.8 | 8.2 ± 3.0 e | 7.9 ± 2.6 f | 7.1 ± 2.4 ef |
| Legs lean mass, kg | 16.9 ± 4.0 | 1.7 ± 4.2 | 1.7 ± 3.8 | 1.7 ± 4.0 | 1.7 ± 3.8 |
| Visceral mass, kg | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 0.7 ± 0.7 abc | 1.4 ± 0.9 ae | 1.7 ± 1.0 b | 1.9 ± 1.1 ce |
| A/G fat ratio | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.2 abc | 0.6 ± 0.2 ae | 0.7 ± 0.2 bf | 0.8 ± 0.2 cef |
| Subjective well-being | |||||
| SWLS | 23.07 ± 5.30 | 23.6 ± 5.3 | 22.7 ± 5.0 | 22.8 ± 5.3 | 22.4 ±5.6 |
| EQ-VAS | 76.7 ± 14.7 | 80.9 ± 13.4 abc | 76.3 ± 13.6 ae | 72.6 ± 15.1 b | 68.9 ce |
| BDI | 7.02 ± 6.58 | 6.2 ± 6.3 bc | 6.6 ± 5.7 e | 8.0 ± 6.8 b | 8.9 ± 7.7 ce |
The data is shown as n (%), mean ± SD. A: android; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; BMI: body mass index; EQ-VA: Euro Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale; FMI: fat mass index; G: gynoid; SD: standard deviation; SWLS: Satisfaction With Life Scale; WHR: waist-hip ratio; Comparisons variables between subgroups, the same letters in each row (a: between low and moderate CV risk classes; b: between low and high CV risk classes; c: between low and very-high CV risk classes; d: between moderate and high CV risk classes; e: between moderate and very-high CV risk classes; f: between high and very-high CV risk classes) represent significant differences at p < 0.05. No significant differences between the moderate and high risk groups are shown in bold.