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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Biol Rhythms. 2022 Nov 23;38(1):87–97. doi: 10.1177/07487304221134163

Table 3.

Cross-sectional relationship between baseline (2003–2005) RI and obesity in the MrOS Study.

RI Obesity
N (%) Model I Model II
OR (95% Cl) p value OR (95% Cl) p value
Q1 222 (29.3) 2.63 (2.03, 3.43) <0.001 2.63 (2.01 – 3.44) <0.001
Q2 147 (19.4) 1.45 (1.10, 1.92) 0.01 1.44 (1.09 – 1.91) 0.01
Q3 138 (18.3) 1.32 (1.00, 1.75) 0.05 1.30 (0.99 – 1.73) 0.06
113 (14.9) Ref. Ref.
Continuousa 620 (20.5) 0.81 (0.76, 0.85) <0.001 0.81 (0.76, 0.86) <0.001

Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; MrOS = The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study; OR = odds ratio; RI = rhythmic index. Model I: adjusted for age and site.

Model II: additionally adjusted for race, education, smoking status, and alcohol use.

a

N and % were calculated based on participants in each quartile of the RI and OR and 95% CI were calculated as per 0.1 increase in RI.