Table 1.
General characteristics of participants in the study.
| Parameter | All (n = 253) |
Men (n = 120) |
Women (n = 133) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 33.0 ± 10.9 | 33.4 ± 11.0 | 32.6 ± 10.9 | 0.534 |
| Body mass (kg) | 67.0 ± 13.5 | 76.3 ± 11.8 | 58.6 ± 8.6 | <0.001 * |
| Stature (cm) | 170.0 ± 9.6 | 177.0 ± 7.1 | 163.6 ± 6.4 | <0.001 * |
| BMI (kg·m−2) | 23.1 ± 3.4 | 24.3 ± 3.3 | 22.0 ± 3.2 | <0.001 * |
| Leukocytes (103·μL−1) | 5.84 ± 1.38 | 5.80 ± 1.18 | 5.87 ± 1.55 | 0.681 |
| Neutrophils (103·μL−1) | 3.13 ± 0.98 | 3.07 ± 0.84 | 3.18 ± 1.08 | 0.363 |
| Lymphocytes (103·μL−1) | 1.98 ± 0.60 | 1.96 ± 0.59 | 1.99 ± 0.60 | 0.674 |
| Monocytes (103·μL−1) | 0.49 ± 0.41 | 0.52 ± 0.37 | 0.47 ± 0.44 | 0.407 |
Values are expressed as means ± S.D. * indicates significant differences between men and women (p < 0.05).