Table 1 Subjects’ characteristics by physical activity level
No or low physical activity n = 59 | Regular physical activity n = 23 | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (women) | 59.3% | 30.4% | 0.028 |
Age, years (mean, SD) | 66.4 (4.68) | 67.8 (4.63) | 0.231 |
Education, years (mean, SD) | 11.8 (4.37) | 11.7 (4.00) | 0.962 |
MMSE (mean, SD) | 29.1 (0.98) | 29.1 (1.31) | 0.661 |
BMI, kg/m2 (mean, SD) | 32.3 (3.12) | 31.2 (2.84) | 0.139 |
Metabolic syndrome components: | |||
Low HDL---cholesterol | 45.8% | 60.9% | 0.219 |
High triglycerides | 55.9% | 56.5% | 0.961 |
Abdominal obesity | 96.6% | 91.3% | 0.316 |
Hypertension | 93.2% | 73.9% | 0.016 |
Hyperglycaemia and diabetes | 69.5% | 56.5% | 0.614 |
Sum of metabolic syndrome components | 3.61 (0.67) | 3.39 (0.72) | 0.219 |
Ever smoking | 44.1% | 52.2% | 0.376 |
APOE4 carriers | 11.9% | 17.4% | 0.509 |
Daily energy intake in kcal (mean, SD) | 2147.8 (532.07) | 2303.06 (395.19) | 0.209 |