Physical Fitness of University Faculty Members.

The purpose of this investigation was to compare physical activity, aerobic fitness, and selected coronary heart disease risk factors in 27 male and 21 female university faculty members. Results of t-tests indicate that the males had significantly greater values for physical activity index, systolic blood pressure, aerobic fitness (V02 max), and LDL-C/HDL-C. The females had significantly higher percent body fat and higher resting heart rates. No significant differences were found between males and females on the following variables: age, smoking, drinks per day, T-CHO, LDL-C, VLDL-C/HDL-C, HDL-C, and Tg. HDL-C was significantly related to less body fat, lower resting heart rates, and higher aerobic fitness in both males and females. While females tend to possess plasma lipoprotein profiles that suggest less risk of coronary heart disease, the more active males exhibited plasma lipoprotein profiles that resembled those of less active females. (Author)