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. 2015 May 16;12:64. doi: 10.1186/s12966-015-0227-z

Table 4.

Odds of being metabolically healthy obese by weight history, PA domains and PA adherence levels

Odds Ratio MHO (95 % CI)
PA adherence levels
Inactive Somewhat active Active
Total PA
Change in weight since age 25 y
Lost ≥30 kg 1.20 (0.40, 3.64) 1.10 (0.41, 2.94) 1.62 (0.88, 2.98)
Lost <30 kg 0.78 (0.17, 3.65) 0.70 (0.22, 2.25) 0.84 (0.41, 1.72)
Gained 0 - <10 kg 1.00 1.00 1.00
Gained 10 - <20 kg 0.52 (0.22, 1.24) 0.72 (0.33, 1.60) 0.44 (0.26, 0.74)
Gained 20 - <30 kg 0.42 (0.17, 1.06) 0.44 (0.18, 1.06) 0.43 (0.25, 0.75)
Gained 30 - <40 kg 0.27 (0.10, 0.73) 0.53 (0.22, 1.26) 0.40 (0.23, 0.69)
Gained ≥40 kg 0.29 (0.12, 0.68) 0.43 (0.17, 1.12) 0.25 (0.14, 0.43)
Change in weight from 10 y ago
Lost ≥30 kg 5.16 (2.27, 11.71) 3.19 (1.60, 6.34) 4.66 (3.03, 7.15)
Lost <30 kg 1.11 (0.37, 3.35) 0.68 (0.29, 1.58) 1.02 (0.58, 1.82)
Gained 0 - <10 kg 1.00 1.00 1.00
Gained 10 - <20 kg 2.45 (0.99, 6.08) 0.98 (0.50, 1.91) 1.12 (0.72, 1.72)
Gained 20 - <30 kg 1.16 (0.61, 2.21) 1.58 (0.75, 3.35) 1.05 (0.62, 1.77)
Gained 30 - <40 kg 2.07 (0.69, 6.20) 2.51 (0.97, 6.47) 1.05 (0.45, 2.42)
Gained ≥40 kg 1.87 (0.52, 6.80) 1.25 (0.35, 4.42) 1.02 (0.41, 2.57)
Recreational PA
Change in weight since age 25 y
Lost ≥30 kg 1.03 (0.48, 2.21) 1.45 (0.40, 5.21) 1.90 (0.90, 4.00)
Lost <30 kg 0.69 (0.24, 1.98) 1.55 (0.49, 4.93) 0.79 (0.33, 1.85)
Gained 0 - <10 kg 1.00 1.00 1.00
Gained 10 - <20 kg 0.54 (0.29, 1.00) 1.04 (0.39, 2.76) 0.39 (0.19, 0.79)
Gained 20 - <30 kg 0.44 (0.23, 0.85) 0.75 (0.26, 2.20) 0.37 (0.19, 0.73)
Gained 30 - <40 kg 0.45 (0.22, 0.92) 0.73 (0.25, 2.08) 0.31 (0.14, 0.68)
Gained ≥40 kg 0.26 (0.13, 0.50) 0.65 (0.19, 2.27) 0.25 (0.12, 0.50)
Change in weight from 10 y ago
Lost ≥30 kg 3.68 (2.06, 6.56) 4.20 (2.25, 7.87) 4.46 (2.93, 6.79)
Lost <30 kg 1.00 (0.49, 2.04) 1.23 (0.43, 3.54) 0.66 (0.34, 1.29)
Gained 0 - <10 kg 1.00 1.00 1.00
Gained 10 - <20 kg 1.38 (0.72, 2.61) 1.50 (0.66, 3.42) 0.88 (0.57, 1.36)
Gained 20 - <30 kg 1.61 (0.86, 3.02) 1.51 (0.75, 3.04) 0.67 (0.34, 1.32)
Gained 30 - <40 kg 2.22 (0.97, 5.07) 1.46 (0.42, 5.07) 0.86 (0.29, 2.55)
Gained ≥40 kg 1.04 (0.33, 3.32) 1.06 (0.26, 4.36) 1.20 (0.41, 3.53)
Transportation PA
Change in weight since age 25 y
Lost ≥30 kg 1.74 (1.01, 3.00) 0.64 (0.30, 1.36) -
Lost <30 kg 1.07 (0.55, 2.07) 0.35 (0.10, 1.23) -
Gained 0 - <10 kg 1.00 1.00 -
Gained 10 - <20 kg 0.60 (0.39, 0.94) 0.29 (0.13, 0.63) -
Gained 20 - <30 kg 0.54 (0.37, 0.78) 0.19 (0.08, 0.49) -
Gained 30 - <40 kg 0.52 (0.34, 0.79) 0.14 (0.06, 0.37) -
Gained ≥40 kg 0.35 (0.23, 0.55) 0.11 (0.04, 0.36) -
Change in weight from 10 y ago
Lost ≥30 kg 4.40 (2.96, 6.55) 3.93 (2.33, 6.62) -
Lost <30 kg 0.82 (0.51, 1.31) 1.25 (0.57, 2.77) -
Gained 0 - <10 kg 1.00 1.00 -
Gained 10 - <20 kg 1.20 (0.81, 1.76) 1.16 (0.57, 2.38) -
Gained 20 - <30 kg 1.25 (0.83, 1.88) 0.90 (0.44, 1.82) -
Gained 30 - <40 kg 1.70 (0.94, 3.08) 0.79 (0.25, 2.52) -
Gained ≥40 kg 1.14 (0.50, 2.56) 1.10 (0.34, 3.60) -
Household PA
Change in weight since age 25 y
Lost ≥30 kg 1.64 (0.73, 3.70) 1.37 (0.63, 3.01) 1.30 (0.49, 3.48)
Lost <30 kg 1.07 (0.37, 3.14) 0.80 (0.33, 1.91) 0.72 (0.24, 2.12)
Gained 0 - <10 kg 1.00 1.00 1.00
Gained 10 - <20 kg 0.64 (0.30, 1.38) 0.42 (0.23, 0.79) 0.55 (0.27, 1.13)
Gained 20 - <30 kg 0.37 (0.18, 0.77) 0.40 (0.20, 0.78) 0.56 (0.26, 1.19)
Gained 30 - <40 kg 0.27 (0.13, 0.56) 0.49 (0.25, 0.96) 0.45 (0.20, 1.02)
Gained ≥40 kg 0.32 (0.14, 0.70) 0.26 (0.11, 0.62) 0.30 (0.13, 0.69)
Change in weight from 10 y ago
Lost ≥30 kg 5.23 (3.00, 9.11) 3.53 (1.90, 6.56) 4.56 (2.31, 9.03)
Lost <30 kg 0.60 (0.28, 1.26) 0.88 (0.46, 1.66) 1.63 (0.71, 3.75)
Gained 0 - <10 kg 1.00 1.00 1.00
Gained 10 - <20 kg 1.50 (0.86, 2.60) 1.12 (0.65, 1.91) 1.03 (0.54, 1.98)
Gained 20 - <30 kg 1.02 (0.62, 1.67) 1.25 (0.64, 2.45) 1.33 (0.67, 2.62)
Gained 30 - <40 kg 1.38 (0.58, 3.26) 1.55 (0.68, 3.56) 1.68 (0.51, 5.59)
Gained ≥40 kg 2.86 (1.01, 8.15) 0.72 (0.19, 2.78) 0.83 (0.20, 3.52)

Physical Activity Categories: Inactive (No reported physical activity, referent), somewhat active (<500 MET min/week), Active (≥500 MET min/week). Metabolically Healthy Obese (≤2 metabolic syndrome components). Odds Ratio (ORMHO) is crude odds ratio. Note: Sample size for “Active” Transportation PA analysis was not adequate