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. 2010 Mar 25;21(7):1105–1116. doi: 10.1007/s10552-010-9538-1

Table 2.

Odds ratios for lifetime physical activity by type of activity (n = 1,574), Alberta, Canada, 2002–2006

Type of physical activity quartile cutpoints (MET-h/week/year) Cases (n = 542) Controls (n = 1,032) Age adjusted Multivariable adjusteda Multivariable adjustedb
ORc 95% CIc OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Lifetime total physical activity
 0–≤82.4 159 258 1.00 1.00 1.00
 >82.4–≤104.9 135 258 0.82 0.62, 1.10 1.02 0.74, 1.40 0.94 0.70, 1.28
 >104.9–≤129.2 126 258 0.76 0.57, 1.02 0.97 0.70, 1.35 0.89 0.65, 1.21
 >129.2 122 258 0.72 0.54, 0.98 0.92 0.66, 1.28 0.86 0.63, 1.18
 P trend 0.03 0.57 0.32
Lifetime occupational activity
 0–≤14.6 165 258 1.00 1.00 1.00
 >14.6–≤29.2 113 258 0.86 0.51, 0.93 0.71 0.51, 0.97 0.72 0.54, 0.98
 >29.2–≤46.9 121 258 0.89 0.55, 0.99 0.80 0.59, 1.10 0.77 0.57, 1.04
 >46.9 143 258 1.16 0.66, 1.16 0.81 0.60, 1.11 0.90 0.67, 1.20
 P trend 0.41 0.28 0.52
Lifetime household activity
 0–≤40.5 135 258 1.00 1.00 1.00
 >40.5–≤57.6 151 258 1.07 0.79, 1.44 1.48 1.06, 2.09 1.34 0.97, 1.86
 >57.6–≤77.6 138 258 0.96 0.70, 1.30 1.48 1.03, 2.12 1.35 0.96, 1.90
 >77.6 118 258 0.79 0.57, 1.10 1.26 0.85, 1.86 1.09 0.75, 1.58
 P trend 0.12 0.35 0.75
Lifetime recreational activity
 0–≤6.5 170 258 1.00 1.00 1.00
 >6.5–≤10.5 132 258 0.78 0.59, 1.04 0.85 0.62, 1.15 0.78 0.58, 1.04
 >10.5–≤16.9 127 258 0.75 0.56, 1.01 0.80 0.58, 1.09 0.72 0.54, 0.97
 >16.9 113 258 0.67 0.50, 0.91 0.81 0.59, 1.12 0.64 0.47, 0.87
 P trend 0.01 0.15 0.004

aAdjusted for age, body mass index, waist circumference, age at menarche, hypertension, and number of pregnancies of ≥20 weeks gestation. Models of each type of activity were adjusted for the other types of activity

bSame as a except no adjustment for BMI, waist circumference, and hypertension

c OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval