Does Good Aerobic Capacity Attenuate the Effects of Aging on Cardiovascular Risk Factors? Results from a Cross-Sectional Study in a Latino Population
Table 4
Biochemical and anthropometrical variables according to aerobic capacity in subjects 65 years and older.
Variable
Men
Women
<10 METs ()
≥10 METs ()
value
<10 METs ()
≥10 METs ()
value
Non-HDL-C, mg/dL
144 ± 31
154 ± 39
NS
161 ± 41
156 ± 36
NS
HDL-C, mg/dL
51 ± 13
52 ± 13
NS
64 ± 14
66 ± 10
NS
SBP, mmHg
136 ± 15
131 ± 14
0.07
128 ± 13
127 ± 13
NS
DBP, mmHg
79 ± 7
79 ± 8
NS
77 ± 8
75 ± 6
NS
Blood glucose, mg/dL
100 ± 17
98 ± 15
NS
90 ± 10
86 ± 7
0.04
Waist circumference, cm
98 ± 10
97 ± 8
NS
85 ± 13
78 ± 10
<0.01
BMI, kg/m2
27 ± 4
27 ± 3
NS
26 ± 5
24 ± 3
<0.01
ACC/AHA score, %
25 ± 10
20 ± 7
<0.001
13 ± 9
9 ± 6
0.02
≥2 risk factors, %
71%
71%
NS
58%
35%
0.06
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.
