. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 4.

Published in final edited form as: J Phys Act Health. 2013 May 10;11(4):831–837. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2012-0326

Table 3.

Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors on Exposure Measure (Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, and Waist Circumference); the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, 2000–2002

	Regression coefficient ± Standard Error^a
	HDL-Chol	TG	SBP	DBP	HOMA-IR	Glucose
Physical activity, MET-min/wk	0.33 ± 0.16^b	0.99 ± 0.01	−0.23 ± 0.24	−0.01 ± 0.12	0.97 ± 0.01^c	−0.13 ± 0.36
BMI, kg/m²	−1.34 ± 0.35^c	0.99 ± 0.01	2.67 ± 0.52^c	0.21 ± 0.26	1.18 ± 0.02^c	1.20 ± 0.78
Waist circumference, cm	−3.13 ± 0.34^c	1.15 ± 0.01^c	1.09 ± 0.51^b	0.60 ± 0.25^b	1.31 ± 0.02^c	5.07 ± 0.76^c

Abbreviations: DBP, diastolic blood pressure; BMI, body mass indes; HDL-Chol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; MET, metabolic equivalent; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglycerides.

Models adjusted for age, gender, race, and smoking status.

P < .05.

P < .001.