Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects by sex.

n (% of total)

42 (29)

102 (71)

Age, years

58.0 (6.0)

56.4 (6.7)

Height, cm

178.8 (7.1)***

165.2 (6.1)***

Body mass, kg

101.8 (14.7)***

86.7 (13.4)***

BMI, kg/m²

31.8 (3.6)

31.7 (4.2)

Waist circumference, cm

116.3 (11.0)***

106.7 (10.4)***

SBP, mmHg

149 (19)

147 (20)

DBP, mmHg

91 (11)

90 (12)

HR, bpm

70 (11)

71 (11)

BPL medication, n (%)

23 (55)*

34 (33)*

CL medication (statins), n (%)

8 (11)

11 (11)

f-Glucose, mmol/l

5.9 (0.7)

5.8 (0.9)

f-Insulin, µmol/l

16.0 (10.4)*

11.8 (7.3)*

HOMA-IR

4.2 (3.0)*

3.2 (2.4)*

Triglycerides, mmol/l

1.6 (0.9)

1.4 (0.8)

Cholesterol, mmol/l

5.0 (0.7)**

5.4 (0.9)**

HDL-cholesterol, mmol/l

1.28 (0.32)***

1.66 (0.43)***

LDL-cholesterol, mmol/l

3.4 (0.7)

3.4 (0.8)

HbA_1c, mmol/mol

37.5 (5.3)

36.9 (6.1)

HbA_1c, %

5.58 (0.48)

5.52 (0.56)

Accelerometry, days

24 (5)

26 (4)

Wear time, h/day

14.27 (1.14)

14.41 (1.00)

Sedentary time, h/day

10.13 (1.24)**

9.42 (1.31)**

Standing, h/day

1.44 (0.44)***

2.18 (0.76)***

LPA, h/day

1.67 (0.61)

1.83 (0.45)

MVPA, h/day

1.03 (0.43)

0.98 (0.36)

PA, h/day

2.70 (0.92)

2.81 (0.70)

Sedentary proportion, %/day

71.0 (7.3)***

65.4 (8.1)***

Standing proportion, %/day

10.1 (2.9)***

15.0 (5.0)***

LPA proportion, %/day

11.7 (3.9)

12.8 (3.1)

MVPA proportion, %/day

7.3 (2.9)

6.8 (2.5)

PA proportion, %/day

19.0 (5.8)

19.6 (4.8)

Breaks in sedentary time/day

26 (7)**

30 (8)**

Daily steps

5408 (2288)

5206 (2046)

MET peak/day

4.9 (0.6)

4.8 (0.7)

MET mean/day

1.3 (0.1)

1.3 (0.1)