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. 2017 Oct 17;6(10):e007064. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.007064

Table 4.

Mean Glucose, Insulin, CRP, BMI, and Waist Girth According to Quartiles of Physical Activity (N=4832)

Alla Physical Activity Quartile (Min/d) Trend, P Value
1 (Low) 2 3 4 (High)
Glucose (mg/dL) 98.3±27.6
Low light PA
Model 1 100.9±0.8 98.0±0.8 98.1±0.8 95.9±0.8 <0.001
Model 2 99.7±0.8 97.9±0.8 98.5±0.8 96.8±0.8 0.03
High light PA
Model 1 102.7±0.8 98.9±0.8 96.9±0.8 94.6±0.8 <0.001
Model 2 100.6±0.9 99.5±0.8 97.6±0.8 96.4±0.8 <0.001
MVPA
Model 1 102.2±0.9 100.1±0.8 96.7±0.8 93.9±0.8 <0.001
Model 2 101.5±0.9 99.4±0.8 96.8±0.8 95.3±0.8 <0.001
Insulin (pmol/L) 92.1±122.3
Low light PA
Model 1 103.2±3.6 89.5±3.5 93.4±3.5 82.3±3.6 <0.001
Model 2 97.3±3.6 89.1±3.5 95.2±3.5 86.7±3.6 0.13
High light PA
Model 1 109.3±3.7 93.3±3.5 87.6±3.5 78.2±3.6 <0.001
Model 2 98.5±3.8 91.7±3.5 90.6±±3.5 87.5±3.7 0.06
MVPA
Model 1 103.7±3.8 98.5±3.5 93.1±3.5 73.0±3.7 <0.001
Model 2 100.2±3.8 95.0±3.5 93.5±3.5 79.6±3.7 <0.001
CRP (mg/L) 3.6±8.2
Low light PA
Model 1 4.1±0.2 3.9±0.2 3.5±0.2 3.0±0.2 <0.001
Model 2 3.9±0.2 3.9±0.2 3.6±0.2 3.2±0.2 0.03
High light PA
Model 1 4.9±0.3 3.4±0.2 3.5±0.2 2.7±0.2 <0.001
Model 2 4.5±0.3 3.3±0.2 3.6±0.2 3.0±0.2 0.001
MVPA
Model 1 4.2±0.3 3.8±0.2 3.8±0.2 2.7±0.3 <0.001
Model 2 4.0±0.3 3.7±0.2 3.9±0.2 3.0±0.2 0.02
BMI (kg/m2) 27.9±5.7
Low light PA
Model 1 29.5±0.2 28.0±0.2 27.4±0.2 26.8±0.2 <0.001
High light PA
Model 1 30.9±0.2 28.4±0.2 27.1±0.2 25.4±0.2 <0.001
MVPA
Model 1 28.9±0.2 28.9±0.2 27.8±0.2 26.1±0.2 <0.001
Waist, cm 77.9±11.9
Low light PA
Model 1 81.5±0.3 78.2±0.3 77.1±0.3 75.0±0.3 <0.001
High light PA
Model 1 84.1±0.3 78.7±0.3 76.5±0.3 72.5±0.3 <0.001
MVPA
Model 1 80.9±0.3 79.9±0.3 77.6±0.3 73.3±0.3 <0.001

Quartile range (footnoted) and medians for PA min/d same as in Table 2. Model 1: mean±SE adjusted for accelerometer wear‐time, age, race‐ethnicity, education, smoking, alcohol, age at menopause, and SPPB score. Model 2: mean±SE adjusted for above plus BMI (except for BMI and waist models). BMI indicates body mass index; CRP, C‐reactive protein; MVPA, moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity; PA, physical activity; SPPB, short physical performance battery.

a

Unadjusted mean±SD for overall cohort.