Table 3.

Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) of high arterial stiffness and pulsatility at Visit 5 across physical activity levels at visit 3 and persistence of physical activity from visit 1–3, ARIC study

Physical activity	Visit 3 PA n=3,893	Persistence of PA from V1-V3 n=1,747
High vs. Low Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity
No PA	Reference	Reference
Low	0.94 (0.81, 1.09)	0.97 (0.77, 1.22)
Moderate	0.92 (0.80, 1.06)	0.95 (0.75, 1.20)
High	0.83 (0.71, 0.97)*	0.72 (0.56, 0.91)*
High vs. Low Central Pulse Pressure
No PA	Reference	Reference
Low	1.00 (0.87, 1.15)	0.91 (0.73, 1.13)
Moderate	0.93 (0.80, 1.08)	0.91 (0.72, 1.15)
High	0.79 (0.67, 0.93)*	0.66 (0.51, 0.85)*
Low vs. High Pulse Pressure Amplification
No PA	Reference	Reference
Low	0.93 (0.80, 1.09)	0.80 (0.61, 1.06)
Moderate	0.88 (0.75, 1.03)	1.04 (0.80, 1.34)
High	0.75 (0.63, 0.90)*	0.85 (0.66, 1.09)

^*p<0.05 vs. Reference

Models adjusted for age, gender/sex, education, race-center, smoking status, and mean arterial pressure