Analysis of Sinus Variability in a Group of Cameroonian Athletes

Table 1

Distribution of the study population according to their clinical data.

Variables	Sedentary (n = 15)	Sportsmen
		Footballers (n = 21)	Handballers (n = 24)
Age (years)	26.27 ± 1.25	23.76 ± 0.82	29.46 ± 1.05^z
BMI (kg/m^2)	26.38 ± 0.94	24.36 ± 0.62	25.20 ± 0.75
DBP (mmHg)	69.27 ± 1.93	71.29 ± 1.49	76.25 ± 2.04
SBP (mmHg)	124.90 ± 3.08	117.00 ± 1.46	122.80 ± 2.58
MBP (mmHg)	87.80 ± 1.70	86.52 ± 1.25	91.76 ± 2.06
Rest HR (bpm)	73.47 ± 2.22	59.19 ± 1.20^c	59.83 ± 1.40^c

Each value represents the mean ± MSE, ^cdenotes significant difference from sedentary people, and ^z denotes significant difference from footballers. HR: heart rate; BMI: body mass index; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MBP: mean blood pressure; SBP: systolic blood pressure.