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. 2013 Jun 11;10(6):e1001459. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001459

Table 7. Within- and between-pair effects of mode of travel to work and overweight/obesity, hypertension, and diabetes.

Outcome Measures URR [95% CI]a p-Value ARR [95% CI]b p-Value
Overweight and obesity
Private car within sibs 1.39 [1.29–1.48] <0.001 1.18 [1.06–1.30] 0.004
Private car between sibs 1.46 [1.38–1.52] <0.001 1.21 [1.11–1.30] <0.001
Test within = between 0.27 0.71
Public transport within sibs 1.18 [1.01–1.35] 0.04 1.04 [0.86–1.24] 0.68
Public transport between sibs 1.02 [0.89–1.15] 0.75 1.07 [0.91–1.23] 0.42
Test within = between 0.16 0.84
Walking within sibs 1.22 [0.95–1.53] 0.13 1.16 [0.87–1.51] 0.29
Walking between sibs 0.45 [0.34–1.58] <0.001 0.67 [0.51–0.87] 0.002
Test within = between <0.001 0.006
Bicycle within sibs 0.39 [0.33–0.48] <0.001 0.65 [0.53–0.81] <0.001
Bicycle between sibs 0.59 [0.50–0.69] <0.001 0.76 [0.65–0.91] 0.002
Test within = between 0.002 0.24
Doctor diagnosed hypertension
Private car within sibs 1.79 [1.42–2.22] <0.001 1.39 [0.99–1.88] 0.06
Private car between sibs 1.88 [1.58–2.21] <0.001 1.37 [1.05–1.75] 0.02
Test within = between 0.73 0.95
Public transport within sibs 1.46 [1.03–2.01] 0.04 1.33 [0.84–2.03] 0.22
Public transport between sibs 0.85 [0.63–1.12] 0.25 1.05 [0.72–1.52] 0.78
Test within = between 0.02 0.44
Walking within sibs 1.36 [0.84–2.12] 0.21 1.16 [0.63–2.04] 0.62
Walking between sibs 0.64 [0.44–0.95] 0.03 0.82 [0.50–1.33] 0.43
Test within = between 0.02 0.39
Bicycle within sibs 0.29 [0.21–0.42] <0.001 0.45 [0.28–0.69] <0.001
Bicycle between sibs 0.52 [0.39–0.68] <0.001 0.59 [0.41–0.86] 0.006
Test within = between 0.008 0.28
Doctor diagnosed diabetes
Private car within sibs 2.13 [1.51–2.91] <0.001 1.28 [0.83–1.91] 0.27
Private car between sibs 1.75 [1.36–2.22] <0.001 1.09 [0.79–1.47] 0.60
Test within = between 0.36 0.55
Public transport within sibs 1.38 [0.84–2.19] 0.20 1.20 [0.69–2.04] 0.52
Public transport between sibs 0.89 [0.62–1.26] 0.51 1.23 [0.80–1.84] 0.33
Test within = between 0.16 0.95
Walking within sibs 1.39 [0.75–2.47] 0.29 1.06 [0.53–2.05] 0.85
Walking between sibs 0.87 [0.56–1.33] 0.51 1.00 [0.59–1.65] 0.99
Test within = between 0.23 0.88
Bicycle within sibs 0.26 [0.17–0.40] <0.001 0.57 [0.34–0.95] 0.03
Bicycle between sibs 0.50 [0.35–0.71] <0.001 0.67 [0.44–1.02] 0.06
Test within = between 0.01 0.59
a

Unadjusted relative risk ratio.

b

Adjusted risk ratio: adjusted for age, sex, caste/tribe status, standard of living, occupation, leisure time physical activity, fat intake, smoking status, alcohol intake, and factory location.

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