Table 2.

Linear regression of associations between PA and components of metabolic syndrome

Model 1. Dependent variable: MPA					Model 2. Dependent variable: Sedentary time
Variable	β	SE B	F	p	β	SE B	F	p
Intercept	5.36	2.84			5.52	1.19
SBP	0.01	0.01	1.18	0.29	−0.001	0.004	0.003	0.96
DBP	−0.02	0.02	0.83	0.37	−0.001	0.007	0.02	0.72
Waist	−0.03	0.01	12.68	0.001	0.005	0.003	3.29	0.07
Triglycerides	0.25	0.31	0.65	0.43	0.07	0.13	0.31	0.58
HDL	0.58	0.38	2.31	0.14	−0.06	0.16	0.14	0.71
Glucose	−0.27	0.39	0.48	0.49	0.19	0.17	1.27	0.27
Note: R2 = 0.63; p < 0.001; N = 65					Note: R2 = 0.28; p = 0.15; N = 65
*Both models controlled for sex, age, and race.
Model 3					Model 4
Variable	β	SE B	F	p	β	SE B	F	p
Intercept	5.16	2.87			6.11	1.22
SBP	0.01	0.01	1.18	0.29	−0.001	0.004	0.02	0.88
DBP	−0.02	0.02	0.86	0.36	−0.002	0.007	0.12	0.73
Waist	−0.02	0.01	11.22	0.002	0.002	0.004	0.31	0.58
Triglycerides	0.28	0.32	0.78	0.38	0.10	0.13	0.61	0.44
HDL	0.56	0.38	2.12	0.15	0.004	0.16	0.00	0.98
Glucose	−0.18	0.41	0.18	0.67	0.19	0.17	1.22	0.27
Note: R2 = 0.64; p = 0.001; N = 65					Note: R2 = 0.34; p = 0.10; N = 65
*Same as model 1 but also controlling for sedentary time					*Same as model 2 but also controlling for MPA

MPA: Moderate intensity physical activity; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; HDL: High density lipoprotein