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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics stratified by LTPA

From: Frequent physical activity is associated with reduced risk of severe diabetic retinopathy in type 1 diabetes

 

Physically inactive

Moderately active

Active

p value

N

482

833

297

 

Sex (men %)

50.2

41.1

46.1

0.005

Age (years)

36.9 ± 12.3

37.2 ± 11.7

36.7 ± 11.8

0.755

Duration of diabetes (years)

18.6 ± 11.8

19.1 ± 11.6

19.1 ± 11.7

0.722

BMI (kg/m2)

25.4 ± 3.8

25.1 ± 3.5

25.0 ± 3.1

0.145

WHR men

0.91 ± 0.07

0.90 ± 0.07

0.89 ± 0.06

0.013

WHR women

0.83 ± 0.06

0.81 ± 0.06

0.81 ± 0.07

0.021

SBP (mmHg)

132 ± 16

131 ± 16

131 ± 16

0.766

DBP (mmHg)

79 ± 10

79 ± 9

78 ± 9

0.850

HbA1c (%)

8.4 ± 1.4

8.1 ± 1.3

8.2 ± 1.4

0.001

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

68 ± 15

65 ± 15

66 ± 16

0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.80 ± 0.83

4.78 ± 0.86

4.75 ± 0.89

0.766

HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.42 ± 0.40

1.49 ± 0.39

1.47 ± 0.42

0.014

LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.86 ± 0.76

2.83 ± 0.78

2.78 ± 0.79

0.463

Triglycerides (mmol/l)

1.02 (0.76–1.46)

0.92 (0.71–1.26)

0.93 (0.71–1.32)

0.001

AHT (%)

25.3

20.8

22.6

0.173

Beta-blockers (%)

6.3

5.0

4.7

0.529

Ever-smokers (%)

51.4

39.7

37.8

< 0.001

  1. Data are mean ± SD, median (IQR) or percentages
  2. p values denote comparisons over three groups
  3. WHR Waist-to-hip ratio; AHT antihypertensive medication; SBP systolic blood pressure; DBP diastolic blood pressure; LTPA leisure-time physical activity