Table 4 Distribution of novel biochemical markers and indices of atherosclerosis among men with stable physical activity level patterns during 25 year-observation
Stable physical activity level during the 25-year observation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Low-to-moderate (<2050 kcal/week) | High (2050-3840 kcal/week) | Very high (>3840 kcal/week) | |
n=26 | n=21 | n=15 | |
Age, years | 61.3 ± 9.0 | 58.8 ± 8.8 | 58.8± 8.1 |
hsCRP, mg/L | 2.93 ± 1.1 | 2.20 ± 1.0* | 2.82 ± 1.3 |
Homocysteine, μmol/L | 13.55 ± 9.0 | 14.75 ± 4.8 | 14.6 ± 5.5 |
Oxidized-LDL, ng/mL | 119.76 ± 252.3 | 68.35 ± 67.7* | 119.48 ± 113.4 |
(median) | (56.80) | (13.9) | (49.50) |
ICAM-1, ng/mL | 498.77 ± 139.2 | 460.00 ± 148.8 | 511.2 ± 102.1 |
VCAM-1, ng/mL | 698.55 ± 328.3 | 743.05 ± 272.4 | 617.63 ± 260.3 |
Interleukine-6, pg/mL | 2.58 ± 5.6 | 1.02 ± 0.9a | 2.88 ± 2.8 |
Leptin, ng/mL | 9.10 ± 8.1 | 4.71 ± 3.07* | 7.79 ± 5.18 |
Resistin, ng/mL | 4.57 ± 1.8 | 4.99 ± 2.48 | 4.50 ± 1.42 |
Adiponectin, μmol/L | 8.13 ± 2.8 | 8.99 ± 2.6 | 7.73 ± 4.4 |
Irisin, μmol/L | 0.54 ± 0.14 | 0.47 ± 0.13* | 0.48 ± 0.22 |
Coronary artery calcium | 286.1 ± 361.9 | 10.7 ± 28.9 | 106.1 ± 278.3 |
(median) | (121.3) | (1.7)*** | (6.30) |
0, n | 1 | 10** | 6 |
Intima-media thickeness, mm | 0.751 ± 0.19 | 0.641 ± 0.26b | 0.750 ± 0.60 |
>0.9, n | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Reactive hyperemia index | 1.69 ± 0.4 | 2.00 ± 0.4 | 2.13 ± 0.5 |
<1.67, n | 12 | 0** | 3 |