Table 3.
Association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) patterns with study outcomes
| MVPA patterns | Events(ratea) | Crude model | Adjusted modelb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR/OR(95% CI) | P value | HR/OR(95% CI) | P value | ||
| Primary outcome: incident nonalcoholic fatty liver disease | |||||
| Inactive | 322 (16.7) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Active weekend warrior | 154 (6.3) | 0.37 (0.31, 0.45) | < 0.001 | 0.55 (0.44, 0.67) | < 0.001 |
| Active regular | 86 (5.7) | 0.34 (0.27, 0.43) | < 0.001 | 0.49 (0.38, 0.63) | < 0.001 |
| Secondary outcomes | |||||
| Incident severe liver diseases | |||||
| Inactive | 220 (11.4) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Active weekend warrior | 178 (7.3) | 0.64 (0.52, 0.77) | < 0.001 | 0.75 (0.61, 0.93) | 0.008 |
| Active regular | 106 (7.0) | 0.61 (0.49, 0.77) | < 0.001 | 0.76 (0.59, 0.97) | 0.025 |
| Incident liver cirrhosis | |||||
| Inactive | 186 (9.6) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Active weekend warrior | 159 (6.5) | 0.67 (0.54, 0.83) | < 0.001 | 0.80 (0.64, 0.99) | 0.045 |
| Active regular | 91 (6.0) | 0.62 (0.48, 0.80) | < 0.001 | 0.76 (0.58, 0.99) | 0.041 |
| Liversteatosis | |||||
| Inactive | 1352 (29.5) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Active weekend warrior | 1410 (20.1) | 0.60 (0.55,0.65) | < 0.001 | 0.74 (0.67,0.81) | < 0.001 |
| Active regular | 654 (17.0) | 0.49 (0.44,0.54) | < 0.001 | 0.60 (0.53,0.67) | < 0.001 |
| Liver fibrosis | |||||
| Inactive | 264 (7.4) | Ref | Ref | ||
| Active weekend warrior | 206 (3.6) | 0.47 (0.39,0.57) | < 0.001 | 0.62 (0.51,0.76) | < 0.001 |
| Active regular | 89 (2.8) | 0.36 (0.28,0.46) | < 0.001 | 0.48 (0.37,0.62) | < 0.001 |
aIncidence rates were expressed as per 10,000 person-years for incident nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, incident severe liver diseases, and incident liver cirrhosis, while rates were expressed as percentage for liver fat and liver fibrosis
bAdjusted for age, sex, ethnicities, recruitment center, Townsend deprivation index, educational attainment, household income, employment, smoking status, alcohol consumption, body mass index, and the total time and season of accelerometer wear