Table 2.
Estimated HRs and CIs at incremental 2 MET hour/week intervals in relation to ACM.
| MET hours/week | Moderate-intensity exercise (equivalent hours/week) | Estimated HR | 95% CI | Interpretation of point estimates and 95% CIs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower limit | Upper limit | ||||
| 2 | 0.5 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 1.00 | Statistically consistent with parameter values ranging from lower to no difference in the risk of ACM |
| 4 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.97 | Statistically consistent with a lower risk of ACM |
| 6 | 1.5 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.95 | |
| 8 | 2.0 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 0.93 | |
| 10 | 2.5 | 0.49 | 0.27 | 0.93 | |
| 12 | 3.0 | 0.44 | 0.21 | 0.93 | |
| 14 | 3.5 | 0.40 | 0.17 | 0.93 | |
| 16 | 4.0 | 0.38 | 0.15 | 0.96 | |
| 18 | 4.5 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 0.98 | |
| 20 | 5.0 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 1.01 | Statistically consistent with parameter values ranging from a considerably lower to slightly higher risk of ACM |
| 22 | 5.5 | 0.37 | 0.13 | 1.04 | |
| 24 | 6.0 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 1.08 | Statistically consistent with parameter values ranging from a considerably lower to higher risk of ACM |
| 26 | 6.5 | 0.40 | 0.14 | 1.12 | |
| 28 | 7.0 | 0.43 | 0.16 | 1.17 | |
| 30 | 7.5 | 0.46 | 0.19 | 1.22 | |
| 32 | 8.0 | 0.49 | 0.21 | 1.27 | |
| 34 | 8.5 | 0.53 | 0.25 | 1.32 | |
| 36 | 9.0 | 0.57 | 0.29 | 1.38 | |
| 38 | 9.5 | 0.62 | 0.33 | 1.44 | |
| 40 | 10.0 | 0.66 | 0.37 | 1.50 | |