Does Good Aerobic Capacity Attenuate the Effects of Aging on Cardiovascular Risk Factors? Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in a Latino Population

Table 2

Biochemical and anthropometrical variables according to aerobic capacity in subjects <55 years old.

Variable	Men			Women
	<10 METs; ()	≥10 METs; ()	value	<10 METs; ()	≥10 METs; ()	value
Non-HDL-C, mg/dL	173 ± 40	159 ± 42	0.01	151 ± 36	139 ± 39	0.01
HDL-C, mg/dL	43 ± 11	48 ± 12	<0.01	61 ± 16	62 ± 15	NS
SBP, mmHg	131 ± 14	119 ± 10	<0.0001	118 ± 12	110 ± 10	<0.0001
DBP, mmHg	83 ± 8	75 ± 7	<0.0001	75 ± 7	70 ± 7	<0.0001
Blood glucose, mg/dL	105 ± 41	91 ± 13	0.02	88 ± 7	85 ± 7	<0.001
Waist circumference, cm	107 ± 14	95 ± 10	<0.0001	89 ± 14	79 ± 10	<0.0001
BMI, kg/m^2	32 ± 5	27 ± 3	<0.0001	28 ± 7	24 ± 4	<0.0001
ACC/AHA score, %	6 ± 4	3 ± 3	<0.0001	1.6 ± 1.6	1.3 ± 2	0.08
≥2 risk factors, %	92%	58%	<0.0001	55%	29%	<0.0001

BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; METs, metabolic equivalents of task; NS, not significant; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation. Data are presented as mean ± SD.