TABLE 3.
Cardiometabolic risk factors according to physical activity among Korean elderly.
| Variables | MET-min/week |
F-value | p-value | ||
| Low active (n = 1,267) | Moderate active (n = 1,437) | High active (n = 869) | |||
| Body weight (kg) | 57.4 ± 9.7a | 59.6 ± 10.2b | 58.8 ± 10.0b | 15.865 | < 0.001*** |
| Free-fat mass (kg) | 39.3 ± 7.3a | 41.7 ± 8.3b | 42.7 ± 8.2c | 54.400 | < 0.001*** |
| Body fat mass (kg) | 17.5 ± 5.8a | 17.4 ± 5.7b | 15.7 ± 5.6c | 32.517 | < 0.001*** |
| Percent body fat (%) | 30.6 ± 7.8a | 29.3 ± 7.9b | 26.7 ± 8.0c | 63.993 | < 0.001*** |
| ASM (kg) | 16.1 ± 3.6a | 17.3 ± 4.1b | 18.0 ± 4.1c | 65.730 | < 0.001*** |
| ASM/m2 | 6.6 ± 0.9a | 6.9 ± 1.0b | 7.1 ± 1.0c | 60.600 | < 0.001*** |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 84.1 ± 9.5a | 84.5 ± 9.4a | 83.0 ± 9.2b | 6.757 | 0.001** |
| SBP (mmHg) | 130.6 ± 17.8 | 129.4 ± 17.4 | 129.6 ± 17.5 | 1.757 | 0.173 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 74.8 ± 9.7 | 75.2 ± 9.8 | 75.2 ± 9.9 | 0.738 | 0.478 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 104.8 ± 28.8 | 104.3 ± 25.9 | 102.6 ± 24.2 | 1.724 | 0.178 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 193.5 ± 38.2a | 191.8 ± 36.9ab | 188.8 ± 35.9b | 4.238 | 0.015* |
| TG (mg/dL) | 151.0 ± 95.8a | 146.4 ± 93.0a | 132.4 ± 82.1b | 11.046 | < 0.001*** |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 118.3 ± 35.3 | 117.4 ± 34.4 | 115.0 ± 34.2 | 2.378 | 0.093 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 45.0 ± 10.6a | 45.1 ± 10.9a | 47.3 ± 11.2b | 13.284 | < 0.001*** |
Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation. ASM, appendicular skeletal muscle mass; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferse; MET, metabolic equivalents. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. a,b,c Different alphabets mean to indicate significant differences between levels of physical activity.