Table 2.
Mean differences in clinical indicators of cardiometabolic health (95% CI) for those achieving ≥10,000 steps/day and ≥150 minutes per week of MVPA (cumulative and accumulated in bouts of ≥10 minutes) adjusted for age, sex, married/common-law, immigrant status, education, ever smoker and depressed mood. Participants from the Canadian Health Measures Survey (2007-2009; 2009-2011; 2012-2013).
| N | ≥10,000 steps/day (versus <10,000 steps/day) |
≥150 min/week of MVPA (versus <150 min/week) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulative | Accumulated in bouts ≥10 minutes | |||
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 6,153 | -0.40 (-0.63 to -0.16) | -1.02 (-1.25 to -0.80) | -0.86 (-1.15 to -0.57) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 6,210 | -0.69 (-1.32 to -0.06) | -0.86 (-1.46 to -0.26) | -0.71 (-1.50 to 0.08) |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 6,210 | -0.39 (-0.87 to 0.09) | -0.29 (-0.74 to 0.17) | -0.93 (-1.53 to -0.34) |
| Hemoglobin A1C, % | 6,020 | 0.01 (-0.01 to 0.03) | -0.04 (-0.06 to -0.02) | -0.04 (-0.06 to -0.01) |
| C-reactive protein, mg/L | 5,986 | -0.19 (-0.26 to -0.12) | -0.28 (-0.34 to -0.21) | -0.23 (-0.31 to -0.14) |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 6,135 | 0.07 (0.05 to 0.09) | 0.08 (0.06 to 0.10) | 0.08 (0.06 to 0.10) |
| Total cholesterol/HDL ratio | 6,133 | -0.22 (-0.28 to -0.15) | -0.27 (-0.33 to -0.21) | -0.28 (-0.35 to -0.20) |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 6,133 | -0.03 (-0.08 to 0.02) | -0.09 (-0.13 to -0.04) | -0.08 (-0.15 to -0.02) |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 3,084 | -0.09 (-0.16 to -0.02) | -0.12 (-0.18 to -0.05) | -0.13 (-0.22 to -0.05) |
| HOMA-IR | 3,046 | -0.28 (-0.37 to -0.19) | -0.33 (-0.41 to -0.25) | -0.30 (-0.40 to -0.19) |
| Insulin, pmol/L | 3,055 | -7.45 (-9.67 to -5.23) | -8.72 (-10.85 to -6.60) | -7.69 (-10.41 to -4.96) |
| Plasma glucose, mmol/L | 3,217 | -0.07 (-0.10 to -0.04) | -0.06 (-0.10 to -0.03) | -0.07 (-0.11 to -0.03) |