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Table 1 Subject characteristics

From: Determinants of exercise peak arterial blood pressure, circulatory power, and exercise cardiac power in a population based sample of Finnish male and female aged 30 to 47 years: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

Parameter

Female

Male

 

(n = 281)

(n = 257)

Age (y)

38.9 ± 5.0

38.2 ± 5.1

Height (cm)

166 ± 5.4

180 ± 6.4

Weight (kg)

70.5 ± 13.6

86.9 ± 14.6

BMI (kg/m2)

25.7 ± 5.1

26.9 ± 4.2

Waist-to-hip ratio

0.85 ± 0.06

0.94 ± 0.076

SBP (mmHg)

123 ± 14

133 ± 14

DBP (mmHg)

79 ± 9

84 ± 11

MAP (mmHg)

99 ± 10

101 ± 10

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

5.2 ± 0.69

5.5 ± 0.68

Fasting Insulin (mmol/L)

8.6 ± 7.0

9.3 ± 10.9

PAI

8.8 ± 1.8

8.7 ± 2.0

FEV1/FVC (%)

80.7 ± 5.5

78.8 ± 5.9

Antihypertensive treatment (%)

5.0

4.3

Smoking (%)

11.0

15.2

  1. Values are mean ± SD if not otherwise indicated.
  2. BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MAP: mean arterial pressure; PAI: physical activity index; FEV1/FVC: ratio of forced expiratory capacity in one second and forced vital capacity.