Table 3.

Estimated effect per ΔMETh/d in running, walking, and other exercise on changes in BMI and waist circumferences in 5935 men and 9451 women when analyzed without stratifying by body weight.

	BMI		Waist circumference
	Males	Females	Males	Females
Males
Coefficients
ΔRunning	−0.123±0.004¶	−0.086±0.006¶	−0.253±0.015¶	−0.217±0.023¶
ΔWalking	−0.062±0.014§	−0.174±0.010¶	−0.261±0.053§	−0.363±0.040¶
ΔOther exercise	−0.017±0.003§	0.021±0.003§	−0.051±0.009§	−0.043±0.011§
Differences between coefficients
ΔRun-ΔWalk	−0.062±0.015§	0.088±0.011§	0.008±0.055	0.146±0.045‡
ΔRun-ΔOther	−0.106±0.005¶	−0.065±0.006¶	−0.202±0.016¶	−0.174±0.025§
ΔWalk-ΔOther	−0.044±0.014†	−0.153±0.010¶	−0.209±0.053§	−0.320±0.041§

Adjusted for baseline age, education, follow-up duration, exercise group (Runners vs. Walkers) and changes in the intakes of meat, fish, fruit, and alcohol, and smoking. In addition, the women’s data were adjusted for baseline parity and menopause status. Significantly different from zero at:

^*P≤0.05;

^†P≤0.01,

^‡P≤0.001,

^§P≤0.0001, and

^¶P<10-15.