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Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to the amount of physical activity (MET-minutes/week)

From: Physical activity has a more beneficial effect on the risk of all-cause mortality in patients with metabolic syndrome than in those without

 

Total

Physical activity (MET-minutes/week)

Totally sedentary

1–499

500–999

1000–1499

 ≥ 1500

P-value

N

9628109

2301377

3165137

2675670

997256

488669

 

Age, years

46.26 ± 13.73

48.83 ± 14.16

44.33 ± 13.23

45.42 ± 13.67

46.86 ± 13.18

50 ± 13.61

 < 0.001

Men

5319688 (55.3)

1123340 (48.8)

1712303 (54.1)

1566254 (58.5)

611380 (61.3)

306411 (62.7)

 < 0.001

Current smoker

2579462 (26.7)

564096 (24.5)

864992 (27.3)

765,867 (28.6)

262603 (26.3)

121904 (25.0)

 < 0.001

Alcohol consumption

4767220 (49.5)

865478 (37.6)

1636801 (51.7)

1467412 (54.8)

546423 (54.8)

251106 (51.4)

 < 0.001

Lowest quartile of income (Q1)

1686829 (17.5)

439357 (19.1)

518625 (16.4)

461743 (17.3)

177049 (17.8)

90055 (18.4)

 < 0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

23.7 ± 3.5

23.6 ± 3.3

23.5 ± 3.3

23.7 ± 3.2

24.0 ± 4.9

24.1 ± 3.0

 < 0.001

BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

3110732 (32.3)

738993 (32.1)

985471 (31.1)

867244 (32.4)

345125 (34.6)

173899 (35.6)

 < 0.001

WC (cm)

80.2 ± 9.4

80.1 ± 9.5

79.7 ± 9.8

80.2 ± 9.3

80.7 ± 9.0

81.1 ± 8.6

 < 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

122.2 ± 14.9

122.83 ± 15.54

121.24 ± 14.67

122.14 ± 14.73

122.8 ± 14.55

123.81 ± 14.83

 < 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

76.2 ± 10.0

76.45 ± 10.22

75.83 ± 9.99

76.25 ± 9.98

76.59 ± 9.84

76.91 ± 9.88

 < 0.001

Hypertension

2289895 (23.8)

613844 (26.7)

660946 (20.9)

619812 (23.2)

251558 (25.2)

143735 (29.4)

 

Dyslipidemia

1628438 (16.9)

416946 (18.1)

503714 (15.9)

439560 (16.4)

175615 (17.6)

92603 (19.0)

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

766064 (8.0)

199757 (8.7)

216009 (6.8)

208234 (7.8)

87335 (8.8)

54729 (11.2)

 < 0.001

Fasting glucose (mg/dL)

96.8 ± 23.3

97.4 ± 24.6

96 ± 22.5

96.7 ± 22.9

97.4 ± 23.1

98.8 ± 24.5

 < 0.001

TC (mg/dL)

195.3 ± 41.2

196.4 ± 42.7

194.9 ± 41.1

194.8 ± 40.2

195.5 ± 40.4

195.7 ± 40.6

 < 0.001

LDL (mg/dL)

113.6 ± 38.7

114.5 ± 41.3

113.1 ± 37.7

113.1 ± 37.9

113.8 ± 38.0

114.1 ± 38.4

 < 0.001

HDL (mg/dL)

56.6 ± 32.7

57.8 ± 42.9

56.0 ± 28

56.3 ± 29.2

56.4 ± 28.2

56.8 ± 31.7

 < 0.001

Triglyceride (mg/dL)*

112.07 (112.03–112.11)

114.53 (114.45–114.62)

112.1 (112.03–112.17)

111.11 (111.04–111.19)

110.61 (110.48–110.73)

108.78 (108.61–108.96)

 < 0.001

Metabolic syndrome

2253690 (23.4)

591380 (25.7)

691591 (21.9)

607456 (22.7)

237353 (23.8)

125910 (25.8)

 < 0.001

  1. Categorical variables are expressed as number (%); continuous variables are expressed mean ± standard deviation
  2. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, MET metabolic equivalent
  3. *Geometric means (95% confidence interval)