High versus Moderate Intensity Running Exercise to Impact Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: The Randomized Controlled RUSH-Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the RUSH study groups. No significant differences between the groups were determined.

Variables	HI(I)T group	MICE group	CG
Age (years)	43.9±5.0	42.9±5.1	42.5±5.6
Body height (centimeter)	181.1±7.0	181.6±5.3	181.7±5.3
Body weight (kilogram)	91.5±14.0	89.5±12.3	89.8±15.5
Overweight (BMI > 25.0 kg/m^2) (𝑛)	78%	73%	77%
Fat mass (%)^a	25.5±5.7	23.8±6.0	23.9±6.1
Physical activity (index)^b	2.8±1.4	2.6±1.1	2.6±1.1
Occupational working time (hours/week)	42.7±8.5	44.8±5.4	44.6±7.4
VO2max (mL/min/kg^−1)	35.9±5.6	39.5±5.5	37.9±6.3
Total exercise volume (minutes/week)	28.8±32.1	32.4±37.3	32.6±37.5
“Athletic” history (𝑛)^c	31	29	29
Energy intake (kilocalorie/day)	2595±738	2737±592	2580±616
Fat/protein/carbohydrates (gram/day)	96/104/305	105/105/322	96/104/297

aAs assessed by bioimpedance analysis; ^bbased on a scale from 1 (very low) to 7 (very high) according to a subjective assessment of professional, household, and recreational activities; ^cformerly (13±5 years ago) engaged in competitive sports with relevant demands on aerobic capacity (running, swimming, biking, triathlon, soccer, handball, and hockey); BMI: body mass index.