Preventive fraction of physical fitness on risk factors in cardiac patients: Retrospective epidemiological study

Table 1 Characteristics of the included subjects (n = 249) in this studies n%

Variables	mean ± SD
Gender (males/females)	205/44
Age, yr	61.8 ± 11.4
Weight, kg	78.7 ± 15.7
Height, cm	169.9 ± 8.5
Body Mass Index, kg.m-2	27.2 ± 4.6
Pmax during exercise stress test, W	108.6 ± 35.7
Pmax predicted, W	167.5 ± 48.2
V·O2 peak during exercise stress test, mL/kg·min	22.1 ± 4.8
V·O2 peak predicted	25.2 ± 5.1
METs peak during exercise stress test, mL/kg·min	6.3 ± 1.4
Physical fitness, % predicted V·O2 peak	89.6 ± 20.5
Risk factors	Prevalence, n (%)
Abdominal obesity	174 (69.9)
Depression	58 (23.3)
Diabetes	62 (24.9)
Dyslipidemia	220 (88.4)
Hypertension	161 (64.7)
Obesity	57 (22.9)
Overweight	105 (42.2)
Smoking	186 (74.7)

P_max: Maximal power; V·O₂: Maximal oxygen consumption; METs: Metabolic equivalents of task.