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Table 3 Mean differences in cardiometabolic risk parameters by MVPA categories controlling for potential confounders, by sex

From: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity as a mediator between sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk in Spanish healthy adults: a mediation analysis

 

Crude data

 

Model 1

Model 2

 

Low (L)

Medium (M)

High (H)

p

Low (L)

Medium (M)

High (H)

p

Low (L)

Medium (M)

High (H)

p

BMI

            

 Men

29.5 ± 0.4

27.6 ± 0.3

27.6 ± 0.4

<0.001

29.6 ± 0.4

27.6 ± 0.3b

27.5 ± 0.4a

<0.001

29.2 ± 0.7

27.5 ± 0.3b

28.0 ± 0.8a

0.001

 Women

28.3 ± 0.4

26.7 ± 0.3

26.1 ± 0.4

0.008

28.3 ± 0.4

26.7 ± 0.3

26.0 ± 0.4a

0.005

27.1 ± 0.6

27.0 ± 0.7

26.6 ± 0.3a

0.005

WC

            

 Men

101.8 ± 1.1

99.2 ± 0.8

97.8 ± 1.1

0.002

102.1 ± 1.1

97.2 ± 0.8

93.6 ± 1.1a

0.002

101.3 ± 1.8

97.1 ± 0.8

98.5 ± 2.1a

0.002

 Women

93.2 ± 1.0

89.5 ± 0.7

87.0 ± 0.9

0.001

92.7 ± 1.0

89.7 ± 0.7

87.1 ± 0.9a

<0.001

90.8 ± 1.5

89.8 ± 1.7

89.4 ± 0.7a

<0.001

TG

            

 Men

131.9 ± 8.6

122.6 ± 6.2

126.3 ± 8.7

0.660

129.8 ± 8.8

123.3 ± 6.3

125.1 ± 8.8

0.164

124.1 ± 14.5

122.7 ± 6.4

134.0 ± 16.5

0.181

 Women

114.1 ± 4.5

99.7 ± 3.1

89.3 ± 4.4

0.002

113.2 ± 4.3

100.2 ± 3.0

89.2 ± 4.2a

<0.001

106.7 ± 6.7

99.3 ± 3.0

97.1 ± 7.5a

0.001

HDL-C

            

 Men

49.9 ± 1.3

51.5 ± 0.9

54.4 ± 1.3

0.056

50.5 ± 1.3

51.6 ± 0.9

53.7 ± 1.3

0.553

50.6 ± 2.1

51.6 ± 0.9

53.6 ± 2.5

0.554

 Women

59.7 ± 1.2

63.4 ± 0.9

63.4 ± 1.2

0.002

59.8 ± 1.3

63.4 ± 0.8

66.3 ± 1.2a

0.005

60.3 ± 1.9

63.5 ± 0.9

65.6 ± 2.2a

0.005

TG/HDL-C ratio

            

 Men

2.9 ± 0.2

2.6 ± 0.1

2.6 ± 0.2

0.443

2.9 ± 0.2

2.6 ± 0.2

2.7 ± 0.2

0.336

2.7 ± 0.4

2.6 ± 0.2

2.9 ± 0.5

0.345

 Women

2.1 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1

<0.001

2.1 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.1a

<0.001

2.0 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.2a

<0.001

HOMA-IR

            

 Men

2.3 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.2

<0.001

2.4 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.4 ± 0.2a

0.002

2.3 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.3a

0.002

 Women

2.1 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1

0.001

2.1 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.1a

<0.001

2.0 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.2a

<0.001

MAP

            

 Men

96.8 ± 1.2

96.7 ± 0.9

97.6 ± 1.2

0.831

96.9 ± 1.3

96.8 ± 0.9

97.5 ± 1.3

0.785

98.7 ± 2.0

96.9 ± 0.9

95.3 ± 2.3

0.791

 Women

91.0 ± 1.0

90.8 ± 0.7

90.6 ± 1.0

0.835

90.8 ± 1.0

90.9 ± 0.7

90.5 ± 0.9

0.666

90.1 ± 1.5

90.4 ± 0.1

95.0 ± 1.7

0.676

  1. Values are means ± SE. HDL high-density lipoprotein, MAP mean arterial pressure, TG triglycerides, WC waist circumference
  2. Model 1: adjusted for age, smoking habit, drinking habit, and time accelerometer worn; TG, HDL-C and TG-HDL-C ratio was additionally adjusted for the use of lipid-lowering drugs (yes/no); MAP was additionally adjusted for the use of antihypertensive drugs (yes/no). Model 2: model 1 covariates + moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (mean min/day). a L > H; b L > M