Table 1 Subject characteristics. An = 60, Bn = 17; Cn = 22; BP, blood pressure; T2 diabetes, type 2 diabetes.

From: Reducing sitting time versus adding exercise: differential effects on biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and metabolic risk

Parameter

Mean ± Standard Deviation or n (%)

Pooled

Normal weight

Overweight

T2 diabetes

N

61

18

24

19

Sex (male/female)

28/33

2/16

13/11

13/6

Age (years)

51 ± 21

21 ± 2

64 ± 7

63 ± 9

Height (m)

1.70 ± 0.08

1.68 ± 0.07

1.72 ± 0.08

1.70 ± 0.07

Weight (kg)

80.8 ± 14.8

63.9 ± 7.8

87.1 ± 9.7

88.8 ± 12.0

BMI (kg/m2)

27.8 ± 4.3

22.6 ± 2.6

29.4 ± 2.3

30.5 ± 3.3

Waist circumference (cm)

  

104 ± 10C

105 ± 8

Glucose (mmol/l)

6.00 ± 1.63 A

4.61 ± 0.31B

5.49 ± 0.61

7.88 ± 1.51

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

 

0.89 ± 0.25B

 

1.51 ± 0.55

Lipid lowering drugs [n (%)]

18 (30%)

0 (0%)

5 (21%)

13 (68%)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

  

83 ± 9

82 ± 8

Systolic BP (mmHg)

  

143 ± 17

143 ± 12

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