Factors Associated with Cardiorespiratory Fitness in a Swiss Working Population

Table 1

Characteristics of study participants.

Variables	Total (n = 303); Mean (± SD) or; n (%)	Male (n = 190); Mean (± SD) or; n (%)	Female (n = 113); Mean (± SD) or; n (%)
Age []	33 (12)	33 (13)	35 (12)
Current smokers	64 (21%)	46 (24%)	18 (16%)
BMI []	24 (3)	25 (3.2)	23 (4)
Normal	187 (62%)	106 (56%)	81 (72%)
Overweight [≥25 kg/m^2]	95 (32%)	67 (35%)	28 (25%)
Obesity [≥30 kg/m^2]	21 (7%)	17 (9%)	4 (4%)
WC []	86 (11)	89 (10)	80 (11)
Normal	200 (66%)	139 (74%)	61 (53%)
Abdominal obesity [m >94 cm, f >80 cm]	102 (34%)	50 (27%)	52 (46%)
Heart rate []
[bpm]	72 (13)	70 (13)	74 (13)
[bpm]	183 (15)	187 (14)	178 (15)
[bpm]	106 (15)	108 (14)	102 (16)
Blood pressure []
[mmHg]	136 (15)	140 (12)	128 (18)
[mmHg]	164 (19)	171 (17)	152 (16)
[mmHg]	82 (10)	82 (9)	80 (10)
[mmHg]	84 (10)	84 (10)	83 (9)
Normal BP [<140/90 mmHg]	173 (57%)	86 (45%)	87 (77%)
Increased SBP [≥140 mmHg]	76 (25%)	64 (34%)	12 (11%)
Increased DBP [≥90 mmHg]	9 (3%)	8 (4%)	1 (1%)
Increased SBP and DBP [≥140/90 mmHg]	45 (15%)	32 (17%)	13 (12%)
BP lowering drug therapy	10 (3%)	7 (4%)	3 (3%)
[ml/kg/min]	40 (10)	45 (8)	33 (7)
<P25	71 (23%)	13 (7%)	58 (51%)
P25-75	155 (51%)	10 (55%)	50 (44%)
>P75	77 (25%)	72 (38%)	5 (4%)
Daily MVPA []	121 (96)	144 (106)	83 (61)
Insufficient [<30 min/d]	37 (13%)	16 (9%)	21 (20%)
Sufficient [≥30 min/d]	242 (87%)	157 (91%)	85 (80%)

BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; BPM, beats per minute; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; <P25, unfit group; P25-75, middle group; >P75, fittest group; SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation; , maximal oxygen uptake; WC, waist circumference.