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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects

From: Coenzyme Q10 status, glucose parameters, and antioxidative capacity in college athletes

 

Athletes

Healthy subjects

Male/Female (n)

27/16

17/8

Age (years)

19.7 ± 1.3 (20.0) 1

19.7 ± 1.1 (20.0)

Sports

 Taekwondo (n, %)

21 (49%)

 Soccer (n, %)

22 (51%)

Anthropometry

 BMI (kg/m2)

22.1 ± 2.1 (21.5)

22.3 ± 2.6 (22.1)

 Waist hip ratio

0.79 ± 0.04 (0.79)

0.79 ± 0.06 (0.78)

Activity (MET-minutes/week)

 Total physical activity

17,610.5 ± 7781.7 (16,800.0)*

7351.7 ± 5643.2 (6178.0)

 Moderate-intensity activity

3384.3 ± 2390.5 (2880.0)*

1443.2 ± 1682.9 (800.0)

 Vigorous-intensity activity

12,485.6 ± 5759.6 (12,480.0)*

4345.6 ± 3606.0 (3600.0)

 Time spent sitting (min/day)

45.9 ± 34.8 (35.0)*

349.1 ± 237.8 (325.7)

Lifestyle habits

 Current smokers (n, %)

4 (9%)

6 (24%)

 Current drinkers (n, %)

3 (7%)

3 (12%)

Hematology

 Albumin (g/dL)

49.9 ± 2.5 (50.0)

50.5 ± 3.2 (51.0)

 Total lymphocyte count (cell/mm3)

2177.0 ± 638.8 (2052.8)

2229.9 ± 635.5 (2163.4)

 BUN (mmol/L)

5.2 ± 1.0 (5.4)*

4.6 ± 0.9 (4.6)

 Creatinine (μmol/L)

79.6 ± 17.7 (79.6)

79.6 ± 17.7 (79.6)

 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

103.7 ± 13.5 (103.4)

102.0 ± 10.5 (104.2)

 ALP (U/L)

68.4 ± 27.3 (61.0)*

81.1 ± 19.6 (81.0)

 GOT (U/L)

19.0 ± 5.3 (18.0)

22.9 ± 9.5 (22.0)

 GPT (U/L)

15.3 ± 7.6 (13.0)

20.2 ± 10.1 (21.0)

 Uric acid (μmol/L)

350.9 ± 71.4 (356.9)

327.1 ± 77.3 (333.1)

 TC (mmol/L)

4.4 ± 0.8 (4.2)

4.4 ± 0.8 (4.4)

 TG (mmol/L)

0.74 ± 0.51 (0.62)*

0.89 ± 0.44 (0.710)

 LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.5 ± 0.7 (2.3)

2.6 ± 0.7 (2.4)

 HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.8 ± 0.4 (1.8)*

1.6 ± 0.3 (1.6)

 CPK (U/L)

315.6 ± 239.5 (213.0)

398.0 ± 573.2 (267.0)

 LDH (U/L)

200.3 ± 38.9 (193.0)

210.2 ± 45.9 (211.0)

  1. 1 mean ± SD (median). *p < 0.05. ALP, alkaline phosphatase; BMI body mass index; BUN blood urea nitrogen; CPK creatine phosphokinase; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate; GOT glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; GPT glutamic pyruvic transaminase; HDL-C high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDH lactate dehydrogenase; LDL-C low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; MET metabolic equivalent; TC total cholesterol; TG triglyceride