Research Article
Factors Associated with Cardiorespiratory Fitness in a Swiss Working Population
Table 1
Characteristics of study participants.
| Variables | Total (n = 303) Mean (± SD) or n (%) | Male (n = 190) Mean (± SD) or n (%) | Female (n = 113) Mean (± SD) or n (%) |
| Age [] | 33 (12) | 33 (13) | 35 (12) | Current smokers | 64 (21%) | 46 (24%) | 18 (16%) | BMI [] | 24 (3) | 25 (3.2) | 23 (4) | Normal | 187 (62%) | 106 (56%) | 81 (72%) | Overweight [≥25 kg/m2] | 95 (32%) | 67 (35%) | 28 (25%) | Obesity [≥30 kg/m2] | 21 (7%) | 17 (9%) | 4 (4%) | WC [] | 86 (11) | 89 (10) | 80 (11) | Normal | 200 (66%) | 139 (74%) | 61 (53%) | Abdominal obesity [m >94 cm, f >80 cm] | 102 (34%) | 50 (27%) | 52 (46%) | Heart rate [] | | | | [bpm] | 72 (13) | 70 (13) | 74 (13) | [bpm] | 183 (15) | 187 (14) | 178 (15) | [bpm] | 106 (15) | 108 (14) | 102 (16) | Blood pressure [] | | | | [mmHg] | 136 (15) | 140 (12) | 128 (18) | [mmHg] | 164 (19) | 171 (17) | 152 (16) | [mmHg] | 82 (10) | 82 (9) | 80 (10) | [mmHg] | 84 (10) | 84 (10) | 83 (9) | Normal BP [<140/90 mmHg] | 173 (57%) | 86 (45%) | 87 (77%) | Increased SBP [≥140 mmHg] | 76 (25%) | 64 (34%) | 12 (11%) | Increased DBP [≥90 mmHg] | 9 (3%) | 8 (4%) | 1 (1%) | Increased SBP and DBP [≥140/90 mmHg] | 45 (15%) | 32 (17%) | 13 (12%) | BP lowering drug therapy | 10 (3%) | 7 (4%) | 3 (3%) | [ml/kg/min] | 40 (10) | 45 (8) | 33 (7) | <P25 | 71 (23%) | 13 (7%) | 58 (51%) | P25-75 | 155 (51%) | 10 (55%) | 50 (44%) | >P75 | 77 (25%) | 72 (38%) | 5 (4%) | Daily MVPA [] | 121 (96) | 144 (106) | 83 (61) | Insufficient [<30 min/d] | 37 (13%) | 16 (9%) | 21 (20%) | Sufficient [≥30 min/d] | 242 (87%) | 157 (91%) | 85 (80%) |
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BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; BPM, beats per minute; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; <P25, unfit group; P25-75, middle group; >P75, fittest group; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; , maximal oxygen uptake; WC, waist circumference. |