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Table 1 Biometric and biochemical variables of study population

From: Impact of exercise intensity on oxidative stress and selected metabolic markers in young adults in Ghana

Variables

Inactive

Exercisers

p-value

Age

27.3 ± 7.8

29.1 ± 9.6

0.342

Sex (M/F)

9/35

32/10

–

Height (m)

1.6 ± 0.9

1.7 ± 0.1

0.476

Weight (kg)

67.3 ± 14.5

71.8 ± 14.3

0.151

BMI (kg/m2)

26.4 ± 4.3

24.7 ± 5.3

0.105

SBP (mmHg)

112.8 ± 4.3

119.7 ± 12.0

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

71.3 ± 8.7

76.7 ± 11.2

0.014

Heart rate (bpm)

77.7 ± 12.2

76.7 ± 7.5

0.650

Body fat (%)

27.1 ± 10.1

24.1 ± 9.4

0.158

TBW (%)

62.8 ± 7.6

53.2 ± 6.2

< 0.001

Muscle mass (kg)

43.6 ± 7.1

55.1 ± 8.4

< 0.001

Physic rating

4.4 ± 1.5

3.7 ± 1.7

0.046

DCI (kcal/day)

2236.6 ± 494.0

3577.3 ± 628.7

< 0.001

Metabolic age

27.2 ± 14.0

33.5 ± 13.1

0.034

Bone mass (kg)

2.3 ± 0.4

2.9 ± 0.5

< 0.001

Visceral fat

6.2 ± 4.6

3.5 ± 2.4

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

5.28 ± 1.04

4.39 ± 1.34

0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.08 ± 0.43

0.94 ± 0.35

0.117

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.60 ± 0.51

2.04 ± 0.28

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.74 ± 0.90

2.38 ± 1.09

0.040

VLDL-C (mmol/L)

0.45 ± 0.19

0.42 ± 0.16

0.549

FBG (mmol/L)

5.20 ± 1.80

4.95 ± 2.47

0.594

  1. Variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Italic results indicate significant relationship
  2. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TBW total body water, DCI daily calorie intake, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, VLDL-C very low density lipoprotein cholesterol, FBG fasting blood glucose