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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Correlation between health-related quality of life in the physical domain and heart rate variability in asymptomatic adults

Clinical and demographic data

Number

Percent

Mean ± SD

Range

Males

147

44.70

  

Females

182

55.30

  

Age, years

329

 

36.91 ± 11.37

20.00–54.00

Education, years

329

 

12.59 ± 3.23

6.00–22.00

BMI, kg/m2

329

 

21.88 ± 2.44

17.04–26.90

Weekly regular exercise, hours

329

 

1.27 ± 2.17

0.00–9.50

Alcohol use, drinks/day

329

 

0.01 ± 0.02

0.00–0.15

SBP, mmHg

329

 

115.91 ± 12.80

80.00–138.00

DBP, mmHg

329

 

72.72 ± 7.18

55.00–88.00

BDI scores

329

 

5.60 ± 3.71

0.00–12.00

BAI scores

329

 

7.85 ± 2.73

1.00–12.00

WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version

 Scores of physical health domain

329

 

11.57 ± 2.04

4.00–20.00

 Scores of psychological domain

329

 

13.07 ± 2.01

6.67–19.33

 Scores of social relationships domain

329

 

14.60 ± 3.04

8.00–20.00

 Scores of environmental domain

329

 

14.57 ± 2.68

5.33–19.11

  1. Abbreviations: SD standard deviation, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, BMI body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared), BDI Beck Depression Inventory, BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory, WHOQOL-BREF World Health Organization Questionnaire on Quality of Life: Short Form-Taiwan version