| Age, health behavior and cardiometabolic parameters |
Females
(n=73) |
Males
(n=30) |
p-value |
| Age (M±m) |
31.7±1.7 |
30.9±2.0 |
NS* |
| Tobacco smoking |
smokers |
13 (17.8%) |
18 (60.0%) |
<0.001 |
| former smokers |
23 (31.5%) |
3 (10.0%) |
| non-smokers |
37 (50.7%) |
9 (30.0%) |
| Alcohol consumption |
each day |
1 (1.4%) |
1 (3.3%) |
<0.05 |
| one or several times per week |
13 (17.8%) |
14 (46.7%) |
| several times per month |
20 (27.4%) |
7 (23.3%) |
| less frequently than several times per month / never |
39 (53.4%) |
8 (26.7%) |
| Regularly (at least once per week) participate in active leisure or sport |
37 (50.7%) |
15 (50.0%) |
NS |
| Fresh vegetable and fruit intake (days per week) (M±m) |
5.3±0.2 |
3.2±0.4 |
<0.001 |
| Fish intake (days per week) (M±m) |
1.7±0.2 |
1.5±0.3 |
NS |
| Time of being in a sedentary position (hours per day) (M±m) |
7.1±0.4 |
6.5±0.6 |
NS |
| Night-sleep duration (hours) (M±m) |
7.1±0.2 |
7.0±0.3 |
NS |
| Have preventive medical examinations regularly |
22 (30.1%) |
3 (10.0%) |
<0.05 |
| Systolic BP (mm HG) (M±m) |
127.2±2.6 |
138.3±3.4 |
<0.05 |
| Systolic BP > 140 mm Hg |
11 (15.1%) |
15 (50%) |
0.001 |
| Diastolic BP (mm HG) (M±m) |
76.8±1.2 |
81.9±1.9 |
<0.05 |
| Diastolic BP > 90 mm Hg |
7 (9.6%) |
5 (16.7%) |
NS |
| Systolic BP / Diastolic BP > 140/90 mm Hg |
4 (5.5%) |
4 (13.3%) |
NS |
| Body mass index (Kettle’s index) kg/m2 (M±m) |
20.3±0.5 |
23.9±0.9 |
<0.01 |
| BMI > 25 kg/m2 |
12 (16.4%) |
9 (30%) |
<0.01 |
| Waist > 80 cm (females) / 94 cm (males) |
20 (27.4%) |
6 (20.0%) |
NS |
| Non-fasting blood glucose level (mmol/l) (M±m) |
5.8±0.4 |
5.5±0.1 |
NS |
