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Table 1 Characteristics of all participants and by different levels of cardiovascular

From: Engagement in different sport disciplines during university years and risk of locomotive syndrome in older age: J-FitStudy

 

All (n = 568)

Middle-aged (n = 274)

Elderly (n = 294)

 

Low cardiovascular intensity

Moderate cardiovascular intensity

High cardiovascular intensity

Low cardiovascular intensity

Moderate cardiovascular intensity

High cardiovascular intensity

Low cardiovascular intensity

Moderate cardiovascular intensity

High cardiovascular intensity

Number of participants

102

346

120

44

167

63

58

179

57

Agea (years)

66.0 (58.8, 75.0)

65.0 (57.0, 71.0)

64.0 (57.0, 69.0)

57.0 (54.3, 63.0)

57.0 (53.0, 61.0)

57.0 (54.0, 61.0)

73.0 (69.0, 78.3)

71.0 (68.0, 74.0)

69.0 (67.5, 74)

Heighta (cm)

170.0 (167.0, 176.9)

170.0 (165.0, 174.0)

172.0 (167.0, 177.0)

171.1 (167.1, 179.5)

172.0 (168.0, 176.0)

174.0 (171.0, 178.0)

169.3 (166.0, 173.5)

168.0 (163.0, 172.0)

168.0 (165.0, 173.8)

Weighta (kg)

68.5 (64.0, 77.1)

68.0 (62.0, 75.0)

70.0 (65.0, 75.8)

68.5 (66.0, 79.2)

72.0 (65.0, 76.5)

71.0 (68.0, 80.0)

68.0 (63.0, 76.0)

65.4 (60.0, 72.0)

69.0 (62.5, 74.5)

BMIa (kg/m2)

23.8 (22.3, 25.8)

23.7 (22.0, 25.3)

23.9 (22.3, 25.6)

23.8 (22.2, 26.0)

23.7 (22.2, 25.4)

23.7 (22.1, 25.8)

23.8 (22.3, 25.6)

23.5 (21.8, 25.2)

24.2 (22.5, 25.5)

Training frequency at university a,c (day/week)

6.0 (6.0, 7.0)

6.0 (6.0, 6.0)

6.0 (6.0, 6.0)

6.0 (6.0, 7.0)

6.0 (6.0, 7.0)

6.0 (6.0, 6.0)

6.0 (6.0, 7.0)

6.0 (6.0, 6.0)

6.0 (6.0, 6.5)

Training time at university a,c (min/day)

180.0 (150.0, 180.0)

150.0 (120.0, 180.0)

150.0 (120.0, 180.0)

180.0 (135.0, 180.0)

150.0 (120.0, 180.0)

180.0 (120.0, 180.0)

180.0 (150.0, 180.0)

150.0 (120.0, 180.0)

150.0 (120.0, 180.0)

Follow-up perioda (years)

44.5 (36.8, 52.0)

43.0 (35.0, 48.3)

42.0 (35.0, 47.0)

35.0 (32.3, 40.0)

35.0 (31.0, 39.0)

35.0 (32.0, 39.0)

51.0 (46.8, 56.0)

48.0 (45.0, 52.0)

47.0 (45.0, 52.5)

Follow-up (person-years)

4533

14,576

4999

1570

5804

2224

2963

8772

2775

Locomotive syndrome riska (n,%)

37(36.3)

85(24.6)

32(26.7)

6(13.6)

23(13.8)

11(17.5)

31(53.4)

62(34.6)

21(36.8)

Joint diseasea (n,%)

24(23.5)

81(23.4)

30(25.0)

10(22.7)

37(22.2)

10(15.9)

14(24.1)

44(24.6)

20(35.1)

Habitual exercise, yesa (n, %)

53(52.0)

210(60.7)

63(52.5)

23(52.3)

98(58.7)

33(52.4)

30(51.7)

112(62.6)

30(52.6)

Smoking statusa (n, %)

 Never smoker

20 (19.6)

142 (41.0)

26 (21.7)

10 (22.7)

84 (50.3)

16 (25.4)

10 (17.2)

58 (32.4)

10 (17.5)

 Current smoker

19 (18.6)

43 (12.4)

17 (14.2)

13 (29.5)

19 (11.4)

8 (12.7)

6 (10.3)

24 (13.4)

9 (15.8)

 Former smoker

63 (61.8)

161 (46.5)

77 (64.2)

21 (47.7)

64 (38.3)

39 (61.9)

42 (72.4)

97 (54.2)

38 (66.7)

Drinking statusa (n, %)

 None

12 (11.8)

41 (11.8)

12 (10.0)

1 (2.3)

15 (9.0)

4 (6.3)

11 (19.0)

26 (14.5)

8 (14.0)

 Current

83 (81.4)

275 (79.5)

98 (81.7)

40 (90.9)

142 (85.0)

55 (87.3)

43 (74.1)

133 (74.3)

43 (75.4)

 Former

7 (6.9)

30 (8.7)

10 (8.3)

3 (6.8)

10 (6.0)

4 (6.3)

4 (6.9)

20 (11.2)

6 (10.5)

Ageb (years)

21.0 (21.0, 22.0)

21.0 (21.0, 22.0)

21.0 (21.0, 22.0)

21.0 (21.0, 22.0)

21.0 (21.0, 21.0)

21.0 (21.0, 22.0)

21.0 (21.0, 22.0)

21.0 (21.0, 22.0)

21.0 (21.0, 22.0)

Year of graduationb

1973 (1965, 1980)

1974 (1969, 1982)

1975 (1970, 1982)

1982 (1977, 1984)

1982 (1978, 1986)

1982 (1978, 1985)

1966 (1961, 1970)

1969 (1965, 1972)

1970 (1965, 1972)

  1. The data are presented as medians (interquartile range) for continuous variables and number (percentage) for categorical variables
  2. BMI, body mass index
  3. a Data collected at the time of follow-up questionnaire submission
  4. b Data collected at the time participant attended college
  5. c In all, Low cardiovascular intensity group n = 93, Moderate cardiovascular intensity group n = 324, High cardiovascular intensity group n = 112 In middle-aged, Low cardiovascular intensity group n = 41, Moderate cardiovascular intensity group n = 157, High cardiovascular intensity group n = 59 In elderly, Low cardiovascular intensity group n = 52, Moderate cardiovascular intensity group n = 167, High cardiovascular intensity group n = 53