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Table 1 Demographic characteristics, CVD risk, inflammatory markers, and measures of wellbeing

From: Factors associated with parasympathetic activation following exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Value

Cardiovascular risk factors

 Age (years)

54.4 ± 12.6

 Height (m)

1.7 ± .09

 Weight (Kg)

79.3 ± 18.5

 BMI (Kg/m2)

27.8 (23.9–31)

 Heart rate rest (bpm)

79.7 ± 12.5

 Resting SBP (mmHg)

134.2 ± 17

 Resting DBP (mmHg)

81 ± 9.7

 Total cholesterol (mmol/L)

5.1 ± 1.05

 Triglycerides (mmol/L)

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

 HDL (mmol/L)

1.4 ± 0.38

 LDL (mmol/L)

3.1 (2.5–3.6)

 HOMA

1.5 (0.94–2.05)

 Framingham risk score

7 (4–13)

Inflammatory markers

 WBC (109/ litre)

6.8 ± 2.4

 Fibrinogen (g/L)

4.7 ± 1.1

 HsCRP (mg/L)

4.6 (1.6–8.8)

 ESR (mm/hr)

10 (5–21.5)

Wellbeing

 Vitality

4.1 ± 1.6

 HADS anxiety

6.7 ± 4.2

 HADS depression

4 (2–7)

 Global Fatigue

25.8 ± 11.8

 EuroQol

0.7 (0.6–0.8)

  1. Values are presented as means ± standard deviation, or median (25th to 75th percentile values) as appropriate. BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; WBC, white blood cells; HsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HOMA, homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance; Vitality, score ranges 0 (low vitality) – 6 (high vitality); HADS, hospital anxiety and depression scale (0–21); Global fatigue, score ranges from 0 (no fatigue) – 50 (severe fatigue) EuroQol, European assessment for quality of life