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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: Age Ageing. 2017 Mar 1;46(2):232–237. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afw194

Table 2.

The association between objectively measured total volume of physical activity and Senior Fitness Test.

The volume of PA Total (N=695)
β (95 % CI)
p Men (N=316)
β (95 % CI)
p Women (N=379)
β (95 % CI)
p
Model 1a
   Total volume (METh/d) 0.08 (0.07 to 0.10) <0.001 0.08 (0.06 to 0.10) <0.001 0.09 (0.07 to 0.10) <0.001
   Volume of ST (METh/d) -0.12 (-0.18 to -0.07) <0.001 -0.14 (-0.22 to -0.05) 0.001 -0.11 (-0.19 to -0.04) 0.004
   Volume of light PA (METh/d) 0.09 (0.07 to 0.12) <0.001 0.07 (0.03 to 0.11) 0.001 0.11 (0.08 to 0.14) <0.001
   Volume of MVPA (METh/d) 0.10 (0.08 to 0.11) <0.001 0.08 (0.06 to 0.11) <0.001 0.11 (0.09 to 0.14) <0.001
Model 2b
   Total volume (METh/d) 0.08 (0.06 to 0.09) <0.001 0.07 (0.05 to 0.09) <0.001 0.08 (0.06 to 0.10) <0.001
   Volume of ST (METh/d) -0.10 (-0.16 to -0.05) <0.001 -0.12 (-0.20 to -0.04) <0.001 -0.08 (-0.16 to -0.01) 0.037
   Volume of light PA (METh/d) 0.08 (0.06 to 0.11) <0.001 0.05 (0.01 to 0.09) 0.009 0.10 (0.07 to 0.13) <0.001
   Volume of MVPA (METh/d) 0.09 (0.07 to 0.11) <0.001 0.07 (0.05 to 0.10) <0.001 0.10 (0.08 to 0.13) <0.001
a

Model 1: Multiple linear regression adjusted for age and (sex)

b

Model 2 Multiple linear regression adjusted for age, (sex), smoking and educational attainment

Abbreviations: PA, physical activity; β, regression coefficient; CI, confidence interval; MET, metabolic equivalents of task; ST, sedentary time; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity