Cardiorespiratory Fitness as a Correlate of Cardiovascular, Anthropometric, and Physical Risk Factors: Using the Ruffier Test as a Template

Table 1

Basic characteristics of participants.

Variables	Mean ± SD	Minimum	Maximum
Age (yrs)	36.38 ± 10.49	21	57
Weight (kg)	71.67 ± 11.89	56	105
Height (m)	1.69 ± 0.39	1.59	1.75
BMI	25.12 ± 3.83	19.71	37.2
WC (cm)	78.4 ± 9.37	65	116
Sum of SF	43.54 ± 21.14	19.7	113.6
Fat percentage	23.19 ± 7.42	12.4	39.4
Thigh length (cm)	39.34 ± 1.93	35.5	42
LLL (cm)	84.92 ± 2.01	81	88.5
TC (cm)	47.63 ± 5.16	40.5	58
Physical activity (METs)	1114 ± 549.65	347	2292
SBP	123.56 ± 7.85	110	146
DBP	83.62 ± 4.41	80	95
Smoking score	1.38 ± 1.88	0	5
Diabetes (yrs)	1.02 ± 2.01	0	8
FVC (L)	4.55 ± 0.55	3.11	5.21
FEV1 (L)	3.71 ± 0.55	2.44	4.87
	85.07 ± 4.54	72.31	92.48
HR 1	81.09 ± 8.28	55	91
HR 2	116.85 ± 15.46	69	150
HR 3	93.04 ± 10.02	66	114
Estimated VO2max	42.39 ± 7.31	26.43	57.57

BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SF: skinfolds; LLL: lower-limb length; TC: thigh circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FVC: forced vital capacity; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 second; HR: heart rate; VO_2max: maximal oxygen consumption.