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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the “Berlin Beat of Running” cohort (n = 110)

From: Rate of cardiac arrhythmias and silent brain lesions in experienced marathon runners: rationale, design and baseline data of the Berlin Beat of Running study

 

Total

Female

Male

p

 

n = 110

n = 27

n = 83

 

Age; years; mean (SD)

48.8 (6.0)

48.8 (5.8)

48.8 (6.1)

0.939

Age ≥ 50 years; % (n)

40.0 (44)

40.7 (11)

39.8 (33)

0.928

Physical activity

    

Marathon runs ≤ 5 years; mean (SD)

7.5 (6.6)

5.8 (3.3)

8.0 (7.3)

0.235

Marathon runs total; mean (SD)

16.0 (35.8)

10.0 (7.9)

18.0 (40.8)

0.247

Current weekly running; km; mean (SD)

64.8 (17.3)

60.2 (12.4)

66.1 (18.4)

0.207

Regular weekly running; km; mean (SD)

42.3 (13.6)

39.4 (11.9)

43.2 (14.1)

0.207

Systolic BP*; mmHg; mean (SD)

127.8 (12.9)

122.8 (9.0)

129.5 (13.6)

0.016

Diastolic BP*; mmHg; mean (SD)

83.7 (8.4)

81.7 (9.0)

84.4 (8.1)

0.327

Pulse; 1/min; mean (SD)

61.1 (8.2)

61.9 (8.2)

60.9 (8.2)

0.777

BMI§; kg/m2; mean (SD)

23.2 (2.2)

22.2 (2.3)

23.5 (2.0)

0.004

NIHSS# score; mean (SD)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

Comorbidities; % (n)

    

Hypertension

8.2 (9)

0 (0)

10.8 (9)

0.074

Diabetes mellitus

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

Heart failure

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

Coronary artery disease

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

Hyperlipidaemia

2.7 (3)

0 (0)

3.6 (3)

0.317

Alcohol abuse; % (n)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1.000

Current smoking; % (n)

6.4 (7)

3.7 (1)

7.2 (6)

0.515

  1. * Blood pressure; § Body Mass Index; #National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.