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 |