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Table 1 Characteristics of the subjects and baseline biomarkers measurements

From: Responses of healthy young males to fine-particle exposure are modified by exercise habits: a panel study

Characteristics/biomarkers

n

Mean/% (SD)

Median (Range)

Age (year)

20

23 (2)

23 (18–26)

Daily Sleeping Time (hr)

20

7 (1)

7 (3–10)

Daily Working Time (hr)

20

5 (2)

5 (3–8)

Daily Outdoor Time (hr)

20

3 (2)

3 (1–6)

Breakfast before Visit

 Yes

31

24%

 

 No

96

76%

 

Poor Sleep Quality before Visit

 Yes

49

39%

 

 No

78

61%

 

Second-Hand Smoke Exposure a (Past 24-h)

 Yes

9

7%

 

 No

118

93%

 

Weekly Aerobic Exercise ≥2/week (Past 3-years)

 Yes

10

50%

 

 No

10

50%

 

Outdoor Exercise

 Yes

9

45%

 

 No

11

55%

 

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

20

22.4 (2.8)

23.0 (15.6–27.8)

Body Fat Rate (%)

20

18.5 (4.1)

18.0 (8.6–26.5)

FeNO (ppb)

127

17.1 (10.4)

14.0 (2.3–48.3)

IL-2 (pg/mL)

115

8.0 (0.8)

8.1 (7.2–10.3)

SBP(mmHg)

127

123 (10)

122 (104–132)

DBP(mmHg)

127

72 (7)

72 (58–80)

Ejection duration (%)

127

37 (4)

37 (27–47)

Aortic augmentation pressure (mmHg)

127

−1 (2)

0 (−7–4)

Aortic pressure index (%)

127

-2 (8)

-1 (−19–13)

  1. Abbreviations: FeNO, fractional exhaled nitric oxide; IL-2, interleukin-2; SBP and DBP: peripheral systolic and diastolic blood pressure
  2. a it only included exposures which lasted more than 0.5 hr