| Men (n = 488) | Women (n = 519) | ||||||
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High CRF (53 – 82 bpm) | Moderate CRF (83 – 93 bpm) | Low CRF (94 – 137 bpm) | pValue | High CRF (65 – 86 bpm) | Moderate CRF (87 – 97 bpm) | Low CRF (98 – 133 bpm) | pValue | |
No. of participants | 163 | 162 | 163 | Â | 176 | 169 | 174 | Â |
Anthropometric | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Age (years) | 52.56 ± 14.04 | 51.49 ± 13.70 | 49.26 ± 13.95 | 0.092 | 54.74 ± 12.95 | 48.31 ± 13.45* | 45.48 ± 12.46* | < 0.001 |
 Height (cm) | 169.62 ± 5.50 | 170.16 ± 5.50 | 170.75 ± 5.54 | 0.182 | 158.15 ± 8.54 | 158.14 ± 5.17 | 158.11 ± 8.90 | 1.000 |
 Weight (kg) | 70.29 ± 8.54 | 72.53 ± 11.82 | 71.54 ± 9.31 | 0.121 | 56.42 ± 13.68 | 57.86 ± 8.29 | 59.18 ± 14.27 | 0.377 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 24.41 ± 2.50 | 24.82 ± 2.70 | 24.61 ± 2.85 | 0.391 | 22.62 ± 5.05 | 23.15 ± 3.06 | 23.62 ± 5.26 | 0.362 |
 Waist circumference (cm) | 83.45 ± 6.80 | 84.90 ± 7.02 | 84.97 ± 7.31 | 0.089 | 72.71 ± 12.02 | 74.08 ± 7.28 | 75.58 ± 12.52 | 0.242 |
Blood pressure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125.18 ± 12.38 | 124.07 ± 11.46 | 125.99 ± 12.80 | 0.368 | 119.69 ± 21.63 | 119.24 ± 13.13 | 122.73 ± 22.56 | 0.347 |
 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76.50 ± 8.93 | 77.19 ± 8.44 | 79.05 ± 8.93* | 0.026 | 72.28 ± 15.25 | 71.13 ± 9.26 | 73.74 ± 15.91 | 0.287 |
Blood variables | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 100.40 ± 16.53 | 102.20 ± 20.95 | 110.36 ± 31.99*# | < 0.001 | 94.17 ± 23.94 | 94.65 ± 14.51 | 96.95 ± 24.97 | 0.601 |
 Hemoglobin A1C (mg/dl) | 5.67 ± 0.68 | 5.66 ± 0.75 | 5.68 ± 0.70 | 0.982 | 5.68 ± 1.25 | 5.61 ± 0.75 | 5.71 ± 1.29 | 0.409 |
 Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 192.33 ± 33.54 | 192.99 ± 32.85 | 192.08 ± 33.16 | 0.968 | 182.75 ± 55.09 | 192.22 ± 33.40 | 195.47 ± 57.47. | 0.136 |
 Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 140.04 ± 85.72 | 162.97 ± 109.63 | 158.89 ± 89.58 | 0.086 | 103.56 ± 105.30 | 113.94 ± 63.74 | 107.88 ± 109.82 | 0.402 |
 Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 120.46 ± 29.70 | 117.53 ± 30.09 | 121.36 ± 29.47 | 0.492 | 113.03 ± 50.81 | 123.42 ± 30.81* | 125.15 ± 53.01 | 0.061 |
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dl) | 48.23 ± 13.02 | 44.25 ± 8.93* | 44.47 ± 9.58* | 0.001 | 54.47 ± 20.27 | 53.67 ± 12.27 | 52.83 ± 21.14 | 0.851 |
No. of participants with MS | 26 (23.6) | 39 (35.5) | 45 (40.9)* | 0.035 | 39 (22.4) | 37 (21.9) | 43 (24.9) | 0.392 |
 Odd ratio (95% confidence interval) | 1 (reference) | 1.78 (1.01-3.15) | 2.40 (1.37-4.22) |  | 1 (reference) | 1.36 (0.79-2.34) | 1.99 (1.12-3.34) |  |