| Included (n = 141) | Excluded (n = 135) | Difference (95% CI) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male (%) | 70.2 | 68.1 | - | 0.794 |
Age (SD), yrs | 45.2 (9.1) | 42.6 (9.1) | -2.6 (-4.8 to 0.4) | 0.018 |
Body weight (SD), kg | 92.2 (13.1) | 94.9 (14.0) | 2.8 (-0.4 to 6.0) | 0.091 |
Height (SD), cm | 176.9 (8.4) | 177.8 (9.9) | 0.9 (-1.3 to 3.1) | 0.411 |
BMI (SD), kg/m2 | 29.4 (3.1) | 30.0 (3.1) | 0.6 (-0.2 to 1.3) | 0.091 |
Highly educated (%) | 63.1 | 50.4 | - | 0.039 |
Smoking (%≥ 1 unit/day) | 12.1 | 15.6 | - | 0.485 |
Medication for comorbidity (%)c | 13.5 | 15.6 | - | 0.607 |
Cardiovascular risk factors | n = 141 | n = 118 | Â | Â |
Waist (SD), cm | 101.5 (10.0) | 102.7 (9.8) | 1.1 (-1.3 to 3.6) | 0.357 |
SSK (SD), mm | 84.8 (29.7) | 89.3 (25.7) | 4.5 (-2.4 to 1.4) | 0.198 |
SBP (SD), mmHg | 137.1 (16.0) | 133.8 (15.1) | -3.3 (-7.2 to 0.5) | 0.087 |
DBP (SD), mmHg | 89.5 (10.6) | 88.0 (9.7) | -1.4 (-3.9 to 1.1) | 0.259 |
TC (SD), mmol/ld | 5.0 (0.9) | 4.9 (0.8) | -0.1 (-0.3 to 0.1) | 0.334 |
Predicted VO2max (SD), ml/kg/min)e | 37.4 (6.1) | 38.1 (6.6) | 0.7 (-0.9 to 2.3) | 0.395 |