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Table 1 Characteristics of the 2428 middle-aged men according to tertiles of hopelessness.

From: Leisure-time physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and feelings of hopelessness in men

 

Low

Middle

High

Pvalue*

N

757

803

868

 

Age (years)

51.8 (5.6)

53.0 (5.0)

54.0 (4.5)

< 0.001

Body mass index (kg/m2)

26.6 (3.3)

26.8 (3.5)

27.1 (3.8)

0.011

Waist to hip ratio

0.94 (0.06)

0.95 (0.06)

0.96 (0.06)

< 0.001

Waist girth (cm)

89.7 (9.3)

90.7 (9.7)

92.8 (10.4)

< 0.001

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

132.7 (16.7)

134.2 (16.7)

135.2 (17.5)

0.014

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

88.3 (10.1)

88.7 (10.7)

89.2 (10.6)

0.201

Fasting blood glucose (mmol/l)

4.7 (0.8)

4.8 (1.2)

4.9 (1.4)

0.004

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.30 (0.29)

1.29 (0.30)

1.29 (0.31)

0.864

Serum triglyserides (mmol/l)

1.28 (0.77, 1.52)

1.29 (0.81, 1.61)

1.36 (0.83, 1.60)

0.090

Fasting serum insulin (mU/l)

11.1 (7.3, 13.1)

11.7 (7.4, 13.7)

12.0 (7.5, 14,0)

0.048

C-reactive protein (mg/l)

2.10 (0.64, 2.11)

2.28 (0.71, 2.35)

2.87 (0.78, 2.88)

0.001

Fibrinogen (g/l)

2.95 (0.54)

3.03 (0.57)

3.10 (0.59)

< 0.001

Total LTPA (MET hours/year)

1799 (793, 2313)

1724 (759, 2179)

1611 (607, 2074)

0.041

Total LTPA (minutes/week)

466 (223, 602)

455 (202, 591)

449 (171, 601)

0.704

LTPA < 4.5 METs (minutes/week)

274 (82, 364)

287 (80, 362)

284 (73, 385)

0.728

LTPA ≥ 4.5 METs (minutes/week)

192 (48, 250)

168 (43, 229)

165 (21, 217)

0.030

LTPA ≥ 7.5 METs (minutes/week)

56 (3, 74)

49 (0, 57)

33 (0, 35)

< 0.001

VO2max (ml × kg-1 × min-1)

32.1 (8.0)

30.4 (7.7)

28.5 (7.9)

< 0.001

Alcohol consumption (g/week)

76 (7, 91)

67 (6, 83)

83 (5, 103)

0.096

Smoker (%)

26.2

21.2

36.6

< 0.001

Adult socioeconomic status

7.2(4.4)

9.3 (4.4)

11.2 (4.0)

< 0.001

Metabolic syndrome (NCEP) (%)

8.8

13.4

17.6

< 0.001

Cardiovascular disease (%)

14.4

17.6

26.4

< 0.001

Diabetes (%)

5.0

7.3

6.9

0.140

Elevated depressive symptoms

(points on the HPL scale)

1.1 (0, 2.0)

1.7 (0, 2.0)

2.8 (1.0, 4.0)

< 0.001

  1. Data are displayed as means ± SD, medians (interquartile ranges), or percentages.
  2. *ANOVA for continuous variables; chi-square for categorical variables. NCEP, National Cholesterol Education Program.