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. 2018 Sep 21;8(9):e021845. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021845

Table 2.

Risks of life-style variables for PARI among university students in China

Characteristics All
(n=4758), median (IQR)
Non-PARI
(n=3677), median (IQR)
PARI
(n=1081), median (IQR)
Adjusted
OR
95% CI
Domestic/work/study
 VPA
  Frequency, day/week 0 (0, 1) 0 (0, 1) 0 (0, 2) 1.168*** 1.111 to 1.228
  Duration, min/day 0 (0, 20) 0 (0, 15) 0 (0, 30) 1.008*** 1.006 to 1.010
  Volume, min/week 0 (0, 30) 0 (0, 20) 0 (0, 60) 1.002*** 1.001 to 1.002
  MPA
  Frequency, day/week 1 (0, 2) 1 (0, 2) 1 (0, 3) 1.124*** 1.082 to 1.167
  Duration, min/day 10 (0, 30) 10 (0, 30) 20 (0, 30) 1.005*** 1.004 to 1.007
  Volume, min/week 20 (0, 60) 10 (0, 60) 40 (0, 100) 1.001*** 1.001 to 1.002
 MVPA
  Volume, min/week 40 (0, 120) 30 (0, 105) 60 (0, 180) 1.001*** 1.001 to 1.002
Transportation
  MPA
  Frequency, day/week 5 (1, 7) 5 (1, 7) 5 (2, 7) 1.030* 1.003 to 1.059
  Duration, min/day 30 (10, 40) 30 (10, 40) 30 (15, 50) 1.002** 1.001 to 1.004
  Volume, min/week 120 (30, 210) 105 (30, 210) 140 (50, 210) 1.002*** 1.001 to 1.003
Sports and leisure time
 VPA
  Frequency, day/week 0 (0, 1) 0 (0, 1) 0 (0, 2) 1.171*** 1.116 to 1.229
  Duration, min/day 0 (0, 30) 0 (0, 30) 0 (0, 47.5) 1.008*** 1.006 to 1.011
  Volume, min/week 0 (0, 60) 0 (0, 38) 0 (0, 90) 1.002*** 1.001 to 1.003
 MPA
  Frequency, day/week 1 (0, 2) 0 (0, 2) 1 (0, 3) 1.125*** 1.082 to 1.169
  Duration, min/day 10 (0, 30) 0 (0, 30) 20 (0, 40) 1.006*** 1.004 to 1.008
  Volume, min/week 15 (0, 80) 0 (0, 75) 40 (0, 90) 1.002*** 1.001 to 1.002
 MVPA
  Volume, min/week 45 (0, 130.5) 30 (0, 120) 80 (0, 210) 1.001*** 1.001 to 1.002
Total VPA
 Volume, min/week 0 (0, 100) 0 (0, 80) 40 (0, 180) 1.001*** 1.001 to 1.002
Total MPA
 Volume, min/week 60 (0, 150) 60 (0, 140) 100 (10, 200) 1.001*** 1.001 to 1.001
Total MVPA
 Volume, min/week 255 (120, 490) 235 (105, 450) 340 (180, 630) 1.001*** 1.000 to 1.001
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Sedentary behaviours
 <4.00 hours/day 590 (12.4) 459 (77.8) 131 (22.2) 1 (ref.)
 4.00–5.99 hours/day 869 (18.3) 664 (76.4) 205 (23.6) 1.119 0.859 to 1.459
 6.00–8.99 hours/day 1453 (30.5) 1119 (77.0) 334 (23.0) 0.983 0.769 to 1.258
  9.00–11.99 hours/day 978 (20.6) 752 (76.9) 226 (23.1) 0.940 0.721 to 1.225
 ≥12.00 hours/day 868 (18.2) 683 (78.7) 185 (21.3) 0.795 0.604 to 1.045
Sleep duration
 7.00–7.99 hours/day 1882 (39.6) 1493 (79.3) 389 (20.7) 1 (ref.)
 <6.00 hours/day 287 (6.0) 223 (77.7) 64 (22.7) 1.428* 1.032 to 1.977
 6.00–6.99 hours/day 969 (20.4) 708 (73.0) 261 (27.0) 1.425*** 1.175 to 1.729
 8.00–8.99 hours/day 1186 (24.9) 916 (77.2) 270 (22.8) 1.131 0.939 to 1.361
 ≥9.00 hours/day 434 (9.1) 337 (77.6) 97 (22.4) 1.020 0.782 to 1.331

Adjusted ORs and 95% CIs of each life style variable were calculated after controlling for the significant sociodemographic variables in table 1, including city, study year, gender, university/other sports team member and any chronic disease/symptom.

*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.

MPA, moderate-intensity physical activity; MVPA, moderate and vigorous-intensity physical activity; PARI, physical activity-related injury; VPA, vigorous-intensity physical activity.