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Table 1 Comparison of demographic and socioeconomic variables between men and women

From: Is there an association between total physical activity level and VO2max among fitness club members? A cross-sectional study

Descriptives

Men

n = 62

Women

n = 63

p value

Age (yrs)

38.8 ± 11.7

34.8 ± 10.0

0.04

Height (cm)

182.4 ± 7.2

167.4 ± 5.8

< 0.01

Weight (kg)

85.5 ± 12.5

68.8 ± 12.6

< 0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

25.6 ± 3.2

24.6 ± 4.5

0.13

Body fat (%)

20.0 ± 3.2

30.5 ± 7.9

< 0.01

Smokes daily

3 (4.8%)

4 (6.3%)

0.71

Higher education > 4 yrs

26 (41.9%)

31 (49.2%)

0.08

Household income > 850,000 NOK

22 (35.5%)

19 (30.2%)

0.53

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables. P-value shows sex differences. BMI, Body Mass Index