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Table 1 Demographics of study participants (stratified by sex) at baseline for each outcome of interest

From: Longitudinal associations between physical activity and five risk factors of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged adults in Germany

 

Outcomes of interest

Elevated WC (N = 479)

Elevated TG (N = 574)

Reduced HDL (N = 537)

Elevated BP (N = 297)

Elevated BG (N = 641)

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Elevated WC, N (%)

50 (19.5){5}

60 (18.9){40}

48 (18.5){2}

46 (16.5){36}

10 (9.4){2}

29 (15.2){31}

62 (20.4){2}

67 (19.9){42}

Elevated TG, N (%)

44 (18.3)

18 (7.5)

34 (13.1)

12 (4.3)

21 (19.8)

10 (5.2)

58 (19.1)

24 (7.1)

Reduced HDL, N (%)

39 (16.3)

37 (15.5)

31 (12.1)

52 (16.4)

20 (18.9)

35 (18.3)

54 (17.8)

63 (18.7)

Elevated BP, N (%)

149 (62.1)

106 (44.4)

171 (66.8)

137 (43.1)

173 (66.8)

122 (43.9)

199 (65.5)

148 (43.9)

Elevated BG, N (%)

6 (2.5)

2 (0.8)

10 (3.9)

5 (1.6)

9 (3.5)

4 (1.4)

1 (0.9)

2 (1.0)

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-

Confounders

N

240

239

256

318

259

278

106

191

304

337

Age [years], mean (SD)

43.3 (8.4)

44.0 (8.9)

44.5 (8.5)

44.1 (8.5)

44.4 (8.7)

44.1 (8.5)

41.0 (8.3)

41.9 (8.2)

44.3 (8.5)

43.8 (8.5)

SES, mean (SD)

3.2 (0.9){2}

2.9 (0.9){5}

3.1 (0.9){4}

2.8 (0.9){7}

3.1 (0.9){4}

2.8 (0.9){5}

3.2 (0.9){1}

2.9 (0.9){6}

3.1 (0.9){3}

2.8 (0.9){8}

 Low (%)

4.6

10.0

5.1

10.7

5.4

10.1

2.8

7.9

5.9

10.1

 Low/medium (%)

23.3

16.3

25.0

19.5

23.9

19.4

27.4

21.5

23.7

19.0

 Medium/high (%)

24.2

44.4

24.6

43.4

26.6

44.6

19.8

41.4

25.3

43.6

 High (%)

47.1

27.2

43.8

24.2

42.5

24.1

49.1

26.2

44.1

24.9

Predictors

Habitual PA [min/week], mean (SD)

376.1 (302.9)

307.5 (239.1)

375.8 (305.5)

317.8 (233.9)

388.3 (313.8)

324.1 (237.9)

366.8 (288.0)

296.7 (209.2)

379.0 (310.5)

319.6 (230.1)

 Low (< 75) (%)

4.6

5.9

6.3

5.3

5.4

5.4

1.9

6.3

5.3

5.0

 Medium (75–149) (%)

22.5

26.8

21.1

23.9

22.4

24.1

23.6

25.7

21.7

22.8

 High (≥ 150) (%)

72.9

67.4

72.7

70.8

72.2

70.5

74.5

68.1

73.0

72.2

Sports-related PA [min/week], mean (SD)

116.0 (148.4)

104.7 (126.8)

105.3 (144.4)

90.4 (119.2)

105.5 (142.6)

98.1 (125.8)

79.2 (93.8)

92.9 (121.5)

102.9 (137.9)

90.7 (120.1)

 Inactive (< 75) (%)

47.1

47.7

50.4

55.0

51.0

53.2

56.6

53.4

52.0

55.5

 Medium (75–149) (%)

26.3

25.1

25.8

20.8

25.1

20.1

26.4

23.0

24.0

20.5

 High (≥ 150) (%)

26.7

27.2

23.8

24.2

23.9

26.6

17.0

23.6

24.0

24.0

Sports-related PA [METh/week], mean (SD)

14.1 (17.9)

12.3 (15.2) {1}

12.4 (17.4)

10.9 (14.6){1}

12.9 (17.3)

12.0 (15.3) {1}

9.5 (11.4)

10.5 (14.0) {1}

12.4 (16.7)

10.9 (14.5) {1}

 Low (< 8.3) (%)

46.3

51.9

51.6

57.9

51.0

55.0

55.7

57.6

51.3

57.3

 Medium (8.3–16.5) (%)

25.4

22.6

24.6

17.6

23.9

18.0

25.5

18.8

24.3

18.7

 High (≥ 16.6) (%)

28.3

25.1

23.8

24.2

25.1

26.6

18.9

23.0

24.3

23.7

  1. N sample size, SD standard deviation, kg kilograms, m meters, cm centimeters, min minutes, PA physical activity, METh metabolic equivalent hours; WC waist circumference, BP blood pressure, BG blood-glucose, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterols, TG triglycerides, {} indicates number of N missing. Elevated waist circumference: ≥ 102 cm for males, ≥ 88 cm for females; elevated triglycerides: ≥ 150 mg/dL and/or specific medication; reduced HDL-cholesterols: < 40 mg/dL for males, < 50 mg/dL for females and/or specific medication; elevated blood pressure: systolic value ≥ 130 mmHg or diastolic value ≥ 85 mmHg and/or specific medication; elevated blood glucose: fasting blood-glucose level ≥ 100 mg/dL or non-fasting blood-glucose level ≥ 200 mg/dL or HbA1c ≥ 6,5% and/or specific medication