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Table 4 Obesity risk by types of physical activity and total physical activity (n = 507#)*.

From: Estimated physical activity in Bavaria, Germany, and its implications for obesity risk: Results from the BVS-II Study

  

Quartiles

  

Type of activity

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

p trend(cat.) 1

p trend(cont.) 2

Occupation

       
 

No. cases/controls

42 / 146

17 / 87

15 / 106

15 / 79

  
 

Limits of quartiles (MET*h/d)

0.00

0.25-<8.00

8.00-<14.50

≥14.50

  
 

Median (MET*h/d)

0.00

4.29

11.23

17.68

  
 

odds ratio (95% Cl)

0.60 (0.28–1.30)

1 (ref.)

0.83 (0.38–1.83)

0.97 (0.44–2.18)

  

Sports

       
 

No. cases/controls

47 / 185

21 / 75

13 / 84

8 / 74

  
 

Limits of quartiles (MET*h/d)

0.00

0.10-<2.00

2.00-<5.00

≥5.00

  
 

Median (MET*h/d)

0.00

0.94

2.86

8.57

  
 

odds ratio (95% Cl)

1 (ref.)

0.91 (0.49–1.69)

0.69 (0.34–1.39)

0.37 (0.16–0.85)

0.017

0.037

LTPAstrenuous3

       
 

No. cases/controls

52 / 247

12 / 61

10 / 49

15 / 61

  
 

Limits of quartiles (MET*h/d)

0.00

0.10-<2.00

2.00-<4.50

≥4.50

  
 

Median (MET*h/d)

0.00

1.07

3.21

6.93

  
 

odds ratio (95% Cl)

1 (ref.)

0.94 (0.45–1.94)

0.88 (0.40–1.93)

0.74 (0.37–1.48)

0.393

0.650

TV/PCleisuretime

       
 

No. cases/controls

10 / 129

29 / 116

26 / 93

24 / 80

  
 

Limits of quartiles (MET*h/d)

<1.00

1.00-<2.00

2.00-<3.00

≥3.00

  
 

Median (MET*h/d)

0.5

1.43

2.34

3.65

  
 

odds ratio (95% Cl)

1 (ref.)

3.12 (1.42–6.87)

2.92 (1.29–6.59)

2.51 (1.07–5.89)

0.081

0.059

Sleeping

       
 

No. cases/controls

27 / 97

36 / 166

21 / 135

5 / 20

  
 

Limits of quartiles (MET*h/d)

<6.00

6.00-<7.00

7.00-<8.00

≥8.00

  
 

Median (MET*h/d)

5.46

6.57

7.35

8.23

  
 

odds ratio (95% Cl)

1 (ref.)

0.76 (0.42–1.37)

0.55 (0.28–1.07)

1.08 (0.33–3.51)

0.217

0.062

LTPAnon-reported4

       
 

No. cases/controls

15 / 96

22 / 104

27 / 127

25 / 91

  
 

Limits of quartiles (MET*h/d)

<15.00

15.00-<19.00

19.00-<23.00

≥23.00

  
 

Median (MET*h/d)

13.25

16.94

20.89

24.98

  
 

odds ratio (95% Cl)

1 (ref.)

1.25 (0.59–2.64)

0.75 (0.35–1.60)

0.94 (0.43–2.04)

0.587

0.275

Total daily PA score (PALest.)

       
 

No. cases/controls

31 / 92

39 / 189

10 / 87

9 / 50

  
 

Limits of quartiles (PALest.)

<1.5

1.5-<1.75

1.75-<2.00

>≥2.00

  
 

Median (PALest.)

1.45

1.6

1.83

2.15

  
 

odds ratio (95% Cl)

1 (ref.)

0.59 (0.33–1.05)

0.35 (0.16–0.81)

0.56 (0.23–1.37)

0.038

0.728

  1. #subgroup with measured weight and height and exclusion of suspected miss-reporters
  2. *adjusted for sex, age, energy intake (kcal/100/d), socioeconomic status (low, medium-low, medium, medium-high, high) and smoking status (never, former, current)
  3. 1tests on trend by using quartile-based PA scores as a continuous variable [ptrend(cat.)]
  4. 2tests on trend by using uncategorized PA scores (MET*h) as a continuous variable [ptrend(cat.)]
  5. 3LTPAstrenuous = strenuous leisure time physical activity
  6. 4LTPAnon-reported = non-reported leisure time physical activity