Table 2.
Mean (95% CI) bilirubin levels across physical activity tertiles among insulin sensitive and insulin resistant participants, NHANES 2003-2006
|
MVPA Tertile 1 |
MVPA Tertile 2 |
MVPA Tertile 3 |
P-Value † | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0 min/day) | (2.2 min/day) | (16.6 min/day) | ||
| |
Insulin Sensitive Participants (HOMA ≤ 2.6) (n = 1,238) |
|
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| Total Bilirubin, mg/dL |
0.74 (0.71-0.78) |
0.82 (0.77-0.87) |
0.83 (0.78-0.86) |
0.001 |
| |
Insulin Resistant Participants (HOMA > 2.6) (n = 832) |
|
||
| Total Bilirubin, mg/dL | 0.73 (0.70-0.76) | 0.77 (0.71-0.82) | 0.81 (0.75-0.86) | 0.03 |
†The median bilirubin of the MVPA tertiles was fit as a continuous variable to estimate the trend across MVPA tertiles in a linear regression model.
MVPA = Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.