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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Sep;49(9):1817–1825. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001287

Table 4.

Geometric means and 95% CI of cardiometabolic and endocrine biomarkers by quartiles of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity measured by accelerometer (mins/day), Women’s Lifestyle Validation Studies, United States, 2010–2012.

Quartiles
1 (median=0) 2 (median = 5.1) 3 (median=16.0) 4 (median=37.5) P-trend
Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI Mean 95% CI
Pro-Insulin (pmol/L), n=470
 Model 1a 21 19.3, 22.8 17.4 15.8, 19.1 18.1 16.3, 20.1 15.6 14, 17.4 0.0004
 Model 2b 19.6 18.1, 21.2 17.4 15.9, 19 19 17.2, 21 16.7 15, 18.5 0.07
C-peptide (ng/ml), n=525
 Model 1a 6.85 6.68, 7.02 6.54 6.37, 6.71 6.5 6.32, 6.7 6.34 6.15, 6.52 0.0005
 Model 2b 6.7 6.54, 6.86 6.54 6.38, 6.7 6.59 6.41, 6.78 6.45 6.28, 6.64 0.11
Insulin (mU/ml), n=453
 Model 1a 8.05 7.2, 9 6.98 6.18, 7.89 6.92 6, 7.97 5.51 4.76, 6.37 0.0002
 Model 2b 7.23 6.52, 8.01 7.06 6.33, 7.88 7.46 6.56, 8.48 6.01 5.27, 6.87 0.044
IGFBP-3 (μg/ml), n=524
 Model 1a 3.7 3.57, 3.83 3.68 3.54, 3.83 3.75 3.59, 3.92 3.77 3.61, 3.94 0.40
 Model 2b 3.72 3.58, 3.86 3.68 3.54, 3.83 3.74 3.58, 3.91 3.76 3.59, 3.93 0.61
IGF-1 (ng/ml), n=524
 Model 1a 101 96, 106 104 98, 110 107 100, 114 109 103, 116 0.07
 Model 2b 102 97, 108 104 98, 110 106 99, 113 108 101, 115 0.24
Adiponectin (μg/ml), n=526
 Model 1a 11.4 10.4, 12.6 13.1 11.9, 14.5 12.2 10.8, 13.6 14.9 13.3, 16.6 0.003
 Model 2b 12.6 11.5, 13.7 13.1 11.9, 14.4 11.5 10.3, 12.8 13.7 12.4, 15.3 0.34
Leptin (ng/ml), n=524
 Model 1a 37.8 34.2, 41.8 30.3 27.2, 33.7 29.5 26.2, 33.3 22.5 19.9, 25.3 <.0001
 Model 2b 31.5 29.1, 34 30.3 28, 32.9 32.9 30, 36 26.1 23.8, 28.5 0.004
Leptin-sR (ng/ml), n=524
 Model 1a 28.2 27, 29.5 29.8 28.4, 31.2 30.1 28.6, 31.8 34.3 32.6, 36.2 <.0001
 Model 2b 29.9 28.7, 31.1 29.7 28.5, 31 29.2 27.8, 30.6 32.8 31.3, 34.4 0.003

Abbreviations: mins, minutes; IGFBP-3, insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1; Leptin-sR, leptin soluble receptor.

a

Model 1: Adjusted for age (continuous), Caucasian (yes/no), age at menopause (continuous), age at menarche (<12, 12, 13, 14+ years), parity and age at first birth (nulliparous, 1–2 children at <25 y at first birth, 1–2 children at 25+ y at first birth, 3+ children at < 25 y at first birth, 3+ children at 25+ y at first birth), postmenopausal status and post-menopausal hormone use (premenopausal, never, past, current use), smoking status (never, past, current 1–14 cigs/day, current 15+ cigs/day), alcohol intake (0, 0,1 – <5, 5 – <15, 15+ g/day), multivitamin use (yes.no), family history of cancer (yes/no), caffeine intake (quartiles), total fiber intake (quartiles) and total accelerometer wear time (hours/day, continuous).

b

Model 2: Model 1 + adjusted for body mass index (kg/m2, continuous).

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