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Table 2 Physical activity and risk factors for coronary artery disease for the participants aged 67–70. Values are means (SD) unless otherwise stated

From: Cardiovascular disease risk and all-cause mortality associated with accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time ‒ a prospective population-based study in older adults

 

Men

n = 277 (42.0%)

Women

n = 383 (58.0%)

All

n = 660

ST min/day, mean (SD)

727 (113)

685 (99)***

703 (107)

LPA min/day, mean (SD)

246 (80)

259 (79)*

254 (80)

MVPA min/day, mean (SD)

43 (30)

39 (28)

41 (29)

Blood pressure, systolic

151 (19)

146 (20)**

148 (20)

Blood pressure, diastolic

87 (11)

86 (11)

87 (11)

BMI

27.9 (4.2)

27.5 (5.0)

27.6 (4.7)

WC

100 (12)

90 (13)***

94 (14)

VFA (cm2)

155 (46)

147 (26)*

150 (36)

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.9 (1.1)

5.6 (1.3)***

5.3 (1.2)

LDL (mmol/l)

3.1 (1.0)

3.5 (1.1)***

3.3 (1.1)

HDL (mmol/l)

1.5 (0.4)

1.8 (0.4)***

1.6 (0.5)

Trigly (mmol/l)

1.3 (1.1)

1.2 (0.6)

1.3 (0.8)

Framingham risk scores

32 (14)

17 (10)***

23 (14)

High CVD risk > 20%, n (%)

192 (83.8)

80 (23.8)***

272 (48.1)

  1. BMI Body mass index, WC Waist circumference, VFA Visceral fat area, ST Sedentary time 1.00–1.99 MET, LPA Light physical activity 2.00–3.49 MET, MVPA Moderate to vigorous physical activity ≥ 3.50 MET. Differences among sexes were analyzed using the independent samples t-test for continuous variables and the chi-square test for categorical variables. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Values are calculated for the number of participants with data on the variable in question. For analyzing Framingham risk scores, participants with previously diagnosed coronary artery disease were excluded