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. 2014 Oct 2;29(4):219–223. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2014.89

Table 2. Association between cycling volume and risk of diagnosed hypertension.

Cycling volume (MET-h/week) Cases/N Model 1 OR (95% CI) Model 2 OR (95% CI)
<23.2 233/1832 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
23.21–40.0 230/1791 0.98 (0.80–1.21) 1.08 (0.88–1.33)
40.01–61.2 193/1652 0.86 (0.70–1.06) 0.94 (0.76–1.16)
>61.2 163/1674 0.67 (0.53–0.83) 0.79 (0.63–0.99)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; MET-h/week, metabolic equivalent hours/week.

Model 1: analyses adjusted for age and sex; Model 2: analyses adjusted for age, sex, BMI, smoking, alcohol and other moderate–vigorous physical activity.