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Table 2 Population characteristics according to ∆RHR quartiles

From: Exercise capacity and body mass index - important predictors of change in resting heart rate

Variable

Delta Heart rate

  

1st quartile

< (−7)

2nd quartile

(− 7) – (−1)

3rd

Quartile

(−1)- (+ 5)

4th

Quartile

> (+ 5)

p value

P for trend

n

1827

1647

1618

1591

NA

NA

Age, years

44.0 (10.0)

45.4 (9.8)

45.3 (9.9)

44.1 (10.2)

< 0.001

0.616

Gender, male %

66.6

68.8

69.3

69.1

0.272

0.100

BMI, kg/m2

22.5 (3.8)

22.7 (3.7)

22.6 (3.7)

22.6 (3.7)

0.684

0.818

Current smokers, %

11.9

12.6

12.9

14.4

0.188

0.038

Basal heart rate, beats/min

78.1 (11.1)

69.8 (10.2)

67.7 (10.2)

65.7 (9.9)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Systolic BP, mmHg

121.6 (14.9)

121.8 (14.7)

121.7 (14.7)

121.3 (14.4)

0.473

0.434

Diastolic BP, mmHg

77.1 (8.5)

76.7 (8.2)

76.6 (8.2)

76.4 (8.1)

0.082

0.013

DM, %

1.8

3.3

3.2

2.3

0.020

0.336

Hypertension, %

7.0

7.3

6.6

6.2

0.594

0.263

Dyslipidemia

15.3

18.5

15.5

17.1

0.044

0.521

MET

11.6 (3.2)

12.3 (3.2)

12.4 (3.3)

12.5 (3.3)

< 0.001

< 0.001

Sport intensity, h/week

2.2 (2.6)

2.3 (2.9)

2.3 (2.7)

2.3 (2.6)

0.131

0.088

HDL- c, mg/dl

55.8 (13.7)

54.8 (14.0)

54.5 (13.6)

54.5 (13.6)

0.02

0.005

LDL- c, mg/dl

123.6 (32.2)

121.7 (31.8)

120.8 (31.2)

121.8 (31.5)

0.087

0.072

Triglycerides, mg/dl

118.5 (74.3)

120.4 (83.3)

116.5 (65.9)

116.3 (66.6)

0.202

0.215

Follow up time, years

2.55 (1.5)

2.48 (1.5)

2.46 (1.4)

2.64 (1.55)

< 0.001

0.120

  1. Continuous variables are presented as mean (SD). BMI Body mass index. BP Blood pressure. DM Diabetes mellitus. HDL-c High density lipoprotein cholesterol. LDL-c Low density lipoprotein cholesterol. MET Metabolic equivalents of task. Sport intensity frequency of sport activity per week X length of sport activity