Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
All (N = 221) | Female (N = 185) | Male (N = 36) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |
Age (yrs) | 48 | 26–60 | 48 | 26–60 | 45 | 31–60 |
Weight (kg) | 87.7 | 64.0–120.1 | 85.4 | 64.0–113.9 | 99.3 | 83.8–120.1 |
Height (cm) | 167.8 | 149.0–195.6 | 165.4 | 149.0–184.8 | 179.7 | 167.5–195.6 |
BMI (kg/[m]2) | 31.1 | 25.3–40.1 | 31.2 | 25.3–40.1 | 30.8 | 26.3–37.0 |
Body fat% | 38.6 | 12.8–50.8 | 40.7 | 28.4–50.8 | 28.0 | 12.8–35.1 |
Physical activity (MET indexa) | 3.2 | 0.0–18.0 | 3.0 | 0.0–15.3 | 4.3 | 0.1–18.0 |
Subjective stress (PSSb) | 26.5 | 7.0–52.0 | 26.5 | 7.0–52.0 | 26.2 | 17.0–38.0 |
Objective stress (stress index) | 163.0 | 88.5–455.8 | 163.2 | 88.5–455.8 | 162.2 | 89.1–308.3 |
Objective recovery (stress balance) | 0.35 | −1.00–1.00 | 0.34 | −1.00–1.00 | 0.40 | −0.98–1.00 |