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Table 1 Clinical characteristics and lifestyles of the study population

From: Diet and physical activity in people with intermediate cardiovascular risk and their relationship with the health-related quality of life: results from the MARK study

 

Global n = 314

Men n = 155 (49,4%)

Women n = 159 (50,6%)

 
 

Mean or number

SD or %

Mean or number

SD or %

Mean or number

SD or %

p value

Age (years)

61.1

8.4

60.0

8.9

62.2

7.9

0.019

Hypertension (n, %)

238

75.8

122

78.7

116

73

0.239

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (n, %)

76

24.2

44

28.4

32

20.1

0.113

Dyslipidemia (n, %)

272

86.6

132

85.2

140

88.1

0.509

Obesity (n, %)

83

26.4

39

25.2

44

27.7

0.701

Body mass index (Kg/m2)

28.1

4.3

28.2

3.6

28.0

4.9

0.721

Diet

 Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (n, %)

167

53.2

75

48.4

92

57.9

0.113

 Mediterranean diet (total score)

5.5

1.5

5.4

1.5

5.6

1.5

0.243

 Diet Quality Index (total score)

31.3

2.7

31.3

2.8

31.4

2.6

0.728

Physical activity

 METS-min/week

1773

1703

2211

2086

1346

1062

<0.001

Physical activity classification

 Sedentary (n, %)

78

24.8

31

20.0

47

29.6

<0.001

 Moderately active (n, %)

90

28.7

41

26.5

49

30.8

 Active (n, %)

71

22.6

30

19.4

41

25.8

 Very active (n, %)

75

23.9

53

34.2

22

13.8

Tobacco

 Smokers (n, %)

68

21.7

38

24.5

30

18.9

0.273

Alcohol

 Grames/week

73.1

109.9

116.4

134.9

30.9

50.7

<0.001

 Risk consumption (n, %)

21

6.7

17

11.0

4

2.5

<0.001

Comorbidities

 Charlson Comorbidity Index

2.5

0.8

2.5

0.8

2.5

0.9

0.376

  1. MET basal metabolic rate