TABLE 2.

Demographic baseline characteristics of the participants.

	Variables	Active group (n = 26)	Control group (n = 32)
Mean (SD)	BMI	26.6 (2.8)	27.3 (2.7)
N (%)	Gender
	Female	13 (50%)	18 (56.3%)
	Male	13 (50%)	14 (43.7%)
	Education level
	University	11 (42.3%)	7 (21.9%)
	High school	9 (34.6%)	8 (25%)
	Mild school	5 (19.2%)	12 (37.5%)
	Primary school	1 (3.8%)	5 (15.6%)
	Health status
	Healthy	14 (53.8%)	19 (59.4%)
	Chronic diseases
	Type 2 diabetes	5 (19.2%)	6 (18.8%)
	Dyslipidemia	1 (3.8%)	1 (3.1%)
	Cardiovascular diseases
	Coronary artery disease	0 (0%)	1 (3.1%)
	Hypertension	3 (11.5%)	2 (6.3%)
	Type 2 diabetes + hypertension	1 (3.8%)	2 (6.3%)
	Type 2 diabetes + dyslipidemia	2 (7.7%)	1 (3.1%)

BMI, Body mass index; SD, Standard deviation.