Table 3.
Associations between change in leisure time physical activity and change in risk factors between baseline (Finnmark 3, 1987–1988) and follow-up (SAMINOR 1, 2003–2004).
| Sedentary in both |
Active to sedentary |
Sedentary to active |
Active in both |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 422 | 481 | 598 | 2170 | P equality |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 2.4 (2.2, 2.7) |
2.4 (2.2, 2.6) |
2.2 (2.0, 2.4) |
2.1 (2.0, 2.2) |
0.035 |
| Resting heart rate (beats/min) |
−2.3 (−3.3, −1.3) |
−2.1 (−3.1, −1.2) |
−2.9 (−3.7, −2.0) |
−2.6 (−3.0, −2.1) |
0.665 |
| Triglycerides (%)a | −4.2 (−8.2, −0.1) |
−0.8 (−4.6, 3.2) |
−8.9 (−12.0, −5.5) |
−7.3 (−9.1, −5.6) |
0.005 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/l) | −0.64 (−0.74, −0.53) |
−0.51 (−0.60, −0.41) |
−0.60 (−0.69, −0.52) |
−0.46 (−0.51, −0.42) |
0.003 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) b | −4.7 (−5.6, −3.9) |
−4.1 (−4.9, −3.3) |
−4.3 (−5.0, −3.5) |
−3.7 (−4.1, −3.3) |
0.133 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) b | 4.7 (3.0, 6.4) |
4.2 (2.6, 5.8) |
3.7 (2.3, 5.2) |
3.9 (3.1, 4.6) |
0.811 |
Data are presented as mean change (95% CI) and adjusted for age, smoking habits, sex, ethnicity and baseline values.
BMI: body mass index
a Triglyceride values were log transformed and presented as change in percent; b Adjusted for anti-hypertensive medication at follow-up.