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. 2014 Jun 23;2014:784594. doi: 10.1155/2014/784594

Table 2.

Distribution of TV viewing, cardiometabolic risk variables, and physical activity score by hostility at examination year, CARDIA, 1985–2005.


Variables
Year 5 Year 10 Year 15 Year 20 Year 5 versus year 20
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD P valueb
Low hostility
Exposure
 Hours of TV viewing daily 1.9 ± 1.6 1.9 ± 1.5 1.8 ± 1.5 1.9 ± 1.6 0.60
Outcome
 Clustered cardiometabolic risk score −0.4 ± 3.4a 0.04 ± 3.5 0.9 ± 3.8 1.6 ± 4.0 <0.001
 Waist circumference (cm) 81.9 ± 13.2 83.6 ± 13.6 87.6 ± 15.2 90.1 ± 14.9 <0.001
 Fasting glucose (ug/dL) 88.2 ± 10.2a 86.1 ± 10.7 84.6 ± 14.2 95.1 ± 17.7 <0.001
 Fasting insulin (uU/mL) 12.6 ± 7.7a 12.8 ± 9.5 13.5 ± 9.7 15.2 ± 9.5 <0.001
 Fasting triglycerides (mg/dL) 80.4 ± 76.7 85.1 ± 57.9 101.2 ± 92.3 105.9 ± 79.4 <0.001
 HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 51.9 ± 13.4 50.4 ± 13.2 51 ± 13.1 54.9 ± 16.0 0.008
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 106.3 ± 10.5 107.8 ± 10.9 110.2 ± 12.7 113.7 ± 13.9 <0.001
Covariate
 Physical activity score 377.8 ± 280.8 340.4 ± 260.3 359.2 ± 284.9 365.9 ± 285.8 0.03

High hostility
Exposure
 Hours of TV viewing daily 3 ± 2.4 2.8 ± 2.3 2.7 ± 2.2 2.9 ± 2.7 0.15
Outcome
 Clustered cardiometabolic risk score 0.4 ± 3.5a 0.9 ± 3.6 1.7 ± 3.8 2.5 ± 3.9 <0.001
 Waist circumference (cm) 85 ± 13.9 86.9 ± 14.8 90.6 ± 15.3 93 ± 15.5 <0.001
 Fasting glucose (ug/dL) 89.9 ± 15.8a 88.2 ± 16.5 86.4 ± 18.4 99.2 ± 28.6 <0.001
 Fasting insulin (uU/mL) 14.5 ± 12.1a 14.2 ± 9.5 14.7 ± 11.6 16.7 ± 11.4 <0.001
 Fasting triglycerides (mg/dL) 83.7 ± 63.8 92.4 ± 80.4 102.7 ± 76.2 109.2 ± 76.2 <0.001
 HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 51.6 ± 14.3 50 ± 14.6 49.9 ± 14.6 53 ± 16.7 0.02
 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 108.9 ± 11.2 110.2 ± 12.2 114.1 ± 14.4 117.2 ± 14.8 <0.001
Covariate
 Physical activity score 400.4 ± 310.8 348.5 ± 295 358.2 ± 291.7 340.7 ± 277.2 <0.001

aResults were assessed at year 7 but not at year 5.

bResults were tested by Wilcoxon signed-rank test for the median difference between year 20 and year 5.