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Table 1 Characteristics of the Taupo cycle challenge cohort

From: Atrial fibrillation and cycling: six year follow-up of the Taupo bicycle study

 

N (%)

Age

 

16-34

504 (19.46)

35-49

1340 (51.74)

50+

746 (28.80)

Gender

 

Male

1874 (72.4)

Female

725 (27.6)

Highest education level

 

Secondary school or less

535 (20.7)

Polytech

654 (25.3)

University

1395 (54.0)

Ethnicity

 

Maori

104 (4.0)

Non-Maori

2486 (96.0)

Height (cm)

 

Less than 165

322 (12.5)

165-179

1295 (50.1)

180 or more

967 (37.4)

Body Mass Index

 

Less than 25

1361 (52.9)

25-30

1000 (38.8)

30 or more

214 (8.3)

Cycling experience (years)

 

0-2

1081 (41.9)

3-7

755 (29.3)

8 or more

743 (28.8)

Hours spent cycling per week

 

0-2

459 (17.7)

3-5

955 (36.9)

6 or more

1176 (45.4)

Km cycled per week

 

0-49

389 (15.1)

50-99

620 (24.0)

100 or more

1572 (60.9)

Frequency of cycling per week

 

0-1

403 (15.6)

2-4

1694 (65.4)

5 or more

493 (19.0)