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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2011 Jul;18(7):759–765. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31820acdcc

Table 2.

Longitudinal relationshipsa between 400 m walk time and leisure physical activity (LTPA)b and body composition parameters from baseline to the 48 month follow-up visit.

n Slope Estimate Standard Error p value
Leisure Physical Activity, MET·hr·wk−1 384 −3.16 1.16 0.006
Body Composition
Traditional Measures
 Body weight, lbs 395 0.73 0.12 <.001
 Body mass index, kg/m2 395 4.56 0.65 <.001
 Waist Circumference, cm 395 1.31 0.23 <0.001
DXA Measures
Fat Mass, kg
 Whole Body 364 2.22 0.37 <0.001
 Trunk 364 3.83 0.65 <0.001
 Right Leg 364 10.88 2.12 <0.001
 Left Leg 364 11.96 2.19 <0.001
Lean Mass, kg
Whole Body 364 0.81 0.93 0.38
Trunk 364 1.30 1.50 0.39
Right Leg 364 −0.21 4.19 0.96
Left Leg 364 −1.81 4.24 0.85
a

LTPA, body weight, BMI, waist circumference, and DXA-derived fat mass models adjusted for age at 48 month follow-up and relevant baseline value; DXA-derived lean mass models additionally adjusted for BMI at 48 month visit.

b

A square-root transformation was applied to Past Year Leisure Physical Activity. Data is back-transformed and presented as means.