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. 2014 Nov 10;9(11):e112693. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112693

Table 3. Association of physical inactivity with incident obesity, South Australian Monitoring and Surveillance System (SAMSS) and North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS).

SAMSS (n = 12873) NWAHS (n = 1521)
RR (95% CI) P-value RR (95% CI) P-value
Basic model (unadjusted) 1.48 (1.14–1.90) 0.003 1.41 (1.03–1.93) 0.031
Model 1a 1.51 (1.17–1.95) 0.002 1.39 (1.02–1.92) 0.039
Model 2ab 1.43 (1.10–1.85) 0.007 1.42 (1.03–1.95) 0.030
Model 2bc 1.36 (1.05–1.77) 0.022 - -
Model 3ad 1.30 (1.00–1.69) 0.050 1.32 (0.96–1.81) 0.093
Model 3be 1.24 (0.94–1.64) 0.125 - -
Model 4af 1.26 (0.97–1.64) 0.083 1.27 (0.15–1.76) 0.920
Model 4bg - - 1.26 (0.91–1.73) 0.164

RR: relative risk. CI: Confidence Interval.

a

Adjusted for age and sex.

b

Adjusted by age, sex and chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease and mental health).

c

Adjusted by age, sex and chronic conditions (diabetes, asthma, COPD, cardiovascular disease, mental health, arthritis [SAMSS only] and osteoporosis [SAMSS only]).

d

Adjusted for age, sex, chronic conditions and risk factors (smoking, alcohol, SF-1, blood pressure and cholesterol).

e

Adjusted for age, sex, chronic conditions and risk factors (smoking, alcohol, SF-1, blood pressure, cholesterol, vegetable consumption [SAMSS only], fruit consumption [SAMSS only], fast food consumption [SAMSS only] and psychological distress [SAMSS only].

f

Adjusted for age, sex, chronic conditions, risk factors and sociodemographics (SEIFA, country of birth, education, marital status, income, work status).

g

Adjusted for age, sex, chronic conditions, risk factors and sociodemographics (SEIFA, country of birth, education, marital status, income, work status and region [NWAHS only]).