Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants by activity types.
|
Characteristic |
Flexibility Activity |
Muscle-strengthening Activity |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (675) | Yes (643) | p value | No (633) | Yes (685) | p value | |
| Age (years) | 48.7 ± 9.4 | 50.3 ± 10.0 | 0.004 | 49.2 ± 9.6 | 49.8 ± 9.8 | 0.62 |
| Female (%) | 6.9 | 8.0 | 0.15 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 0.36 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 3.1 | 24.3 ± 2.8 | <0.0001 | 24.9 ± 3.1 | 24.3 ± 2.8 | 0.0004 |
| Aerobic activity (MET-min/wk) | 1281.8 ± 1161.1 | 1753.5 ± 1309.8 | <0.0001 | 1226.4 ± 1082.4 | 1775.7 ± 1348.4 | <0.0001 |
| Treadmill test duration (min) | 20.3 ± 4.9 | 21.8 ± 4.9 | <0.0001 | 20.1 ± 5.0 | 21.9 ± 4.7 | <0.0001 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.39 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 1.0 | 0.03 | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | 0.0007 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.5 ± 1.0 | 5.4 ± 0.6 | 0.11 | 5.5 ± 1.1 | 5.4 ± 0.5 | 0.0009 |
| Resting blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||||
| Systolic | 120.0 ± 14.0 | 121.6 ± 14.0 | 0.04 | 120.4 ± 13.4 | 121.2 ± 14.6 | 0.31 |
| Diastolic | 79.6 ± 9.4 | 79.2 ± 9.1 | 0.54 | 79.4 ± 9.4 | 79.4 ± 9.1 | 0.99 |
| Current smoker (%) | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.27 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.24 |
| Diabetes (%) | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.15 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.009 |
| Hypertension (%) | 11.4 | 11 | 0.89 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 0.82 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (%) | 12.9 | 9.5 | 0.012 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 0.04 |
Data shown as means ± SD unless specified otherwise. Significant differences are presented in bold and set at α = 0.05 level; MET, metabolic equivalent.