Table 1.
The main characteristics of the study population.
| MDR (n = 32) |
MDR-S (n= 18) |
MDR-NoS (n= 14) |
CTR (n = 14) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yr. (mean ± SD) | 50.69 ± 7.06 | 53.5 ± 8.04 | 47.07 ± 10.32 | 46.86 ± 8.7 | 0.072 |
| Sex (F/M), n | 16/16 | 9/9 | 7/7 | 9/5 | 0.816 |
| BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 22.505 ± 2.08 | 22.575 ± 2.10 | 22.415 ± 2.14 | 24.77 ± 2.02 | 0.006 * |
| Smokers, n (%) | 3 (9.38) | 1 (5.56) | 2 (14.29) | 1 (7.14) | 0.848 |
| Former smokers, n (%) | 12 (37.50) | 7 (38.89) | 5 (35.71) | 4 (28.57) | 0.933 |
| No smokers, n (%) | 17 (53.12) | 10 (55.56) | 7 (50.00) | 9 (64.29) | 0.879 |
| Moderate alcohol users, n (%) | 24 (75.00) | 12 (66.67) | 12 (85.71) | 6 (42.86) | 0.075 |
| Weekly frequency of training, times/week (mean ± SD) | 3.19 ± 1.03 | 3.17 ± 1.15 | 3.21 ± 0.89 | --- | 0.636 |
| Training time per week in minutes (mean ± SD) | 233.38 ± 65.53 | 239.22 ± 62.81 | 225.86 ± 40.34 | --- | 0.158 |
SD, Standard Deviation; * CTR vs. MDR-NoS, p = 0.023; CTR vs. MDR-S, p = 0.026; CTR vs. MDR, p = 0.007. ---, no data.