Table 5.

Spearman's correlations between physical activity volume (steps/day), intensity (peak 30-min cadence; steps/min) and sedentary behavior (%TZC) and cardiometabolic risk factors.

		Spearman's rho (ρ)
	na	Steps/day	Peak 30-minute Cadence	%TZC (%)b
Men
Waist circumference, cm	1685	−0.25	−0.24	0.14
Weight, kg	1725	−0.16	−0.15	0.10
BMI, kg/m2	1725	−0.17	−0.18	0.06
SBP, mm of Hg	1670	−0.15	−0.12	0.08
DBP, mm of Hg	1662	0.03	0.02	−0.04
Glucose, mg/dL	806	−0.20	−0.17	0.16
Insulin, μU/mL	799	−0.22	−0.15	0.12
HOMA-IRb	799	−0.25	−0.18	0.14
HDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL	1667	0.13	0.11	−0.07
Triglyceride, mg/dL	801	−0.13	−0.08	0.11
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	1668	−0.24	−0.28	0.10
Glycohemoglobin, %	1662	−0.22	−0.22	0.10
Women
Waist circumference, cm	1630	−0.28	−0.35	0.08
Weight, kg	1663	−0.16	−0.24	0.02
BMI, kg/m2	1663	−0.21	−0.29	0.02
SBP, mm of Hg	1598	−0.21	−0.26	0.07
DBP, mm of Hg	1588	0.03	−0.02	−0.03
Glucose, mg/dL	741	−0.21	−0.26	0.04
Insulin, μU/mL	721	−0.32	−0.34	0.17
HOMA-IRb	720	−0.34	−0.36	0.16
HDL-Cholesterol, mg/dL	1583	0.11	0.14	−0.03
Triglyceride, mg/dL	728	−0.29	−0.32	0.17
C-reactive protein, mg/dL	1591	−0.19	−0.22	0.08
Glycohemoglobin, %	1599	−0.23	−0.26	0.07

^an: sample size

^b%TZC – percent time a zero cadence

^bHOMA-IR: calculated as fasting insulin {[(uU/mL) × [fasting glucose (mmol/L)]/22.5}.