Table 1 General characteristics of the study population according to physical activity

Age (years)

40.0 ± 15

40.0 ± 14

39 ± 13

<0.001

Male n (%)

3228 (41.7)

2645 (58.3)

1198 (61.3)

<0.001

Body mass index (kg/m ² )

22.2 ± 4.5

21.2 ± 4.0

20.7 ± 3.8

<0.001

Waist circumference (cms)

Male

81.6 ± 12.1

78.5 ± 11.6

77.5 ± 10.7

<0.001

Female

74.3 ± 12.4

72.6 ± 11.7

70.0 ± 10.7

<0.001

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

128.0 ± 19.0

127.0 ± 18.0

126 ± 17.0

<0.001

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

78.0 ± 11.0

77.0 ± 11.0

77.0 ± 11.0

0.003

Pulse rate

79.0 ± 11.0

77.0 ± 11.0

76.0 ± 11.0

<0.001

Alcohol n (%)

1144 (14.8)

1078 (23.8)

535 (27.4)

<0.001

Smoking n (%)

999 (12.9 )

739 (16.3)

386 (19.8)

<0.001

Income n (%)

Below median

2977 (42.0)

2770 (55.6)

1143 (62.7)

<0.001

Above median

4118 (58.0)

1813 (44.4)

679 (37.3)

Education n (%)

Illiterate

2213 (28.6)

1546 (34.1)

763 (39.1)

<0.001

Schooling

4736 (61.2)

2699 (59.5)

1116 (57.1)

Under Graduates

683 (8.8)

251 (5.5)

68 (3.5)

Post Graduates

99 (1.3)

37 (0.8)

5 (0.3)

Socio Economic status n (%)

Lower

859 (11.2)

754 (16.8)

422 (21.9)

<0.001

Middle

2035 (26.5)

1570 (35.0)

748 (38.8)

Upper

4778 (62.3)

2166 (48.2)

758 (39.3)

Lipid profile (n = 2581)

(n = 1472)

(n = 784)

(n = 325)

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

167.0 ± 39.0

154.0 ± 42.0

151 ± 36.0

<0.001

Triglycerides (mg/dl)^#

152.0 ± 2.9

140.0 ± 4.0

135.0 ± 4.7

<0.001

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

Male (n = 1374)

37.0 ± 11.0

36.0 ± 11.0

37.0 ± 13.0

0.571

Female (n = 1207)

42.0 ± 12.0

39.0 ± 10.0

41.0 ± 13.0

0.179

Cholesterol/HDL ratio

4.6 ± 2.5

4.4 ± 2.4

4.2 ± 1.5

<0.001