Table 2.
The association of leisure-time physical activity with cardiovascular disease.
| Leisure-time physical activity, MET-hours/week∗ | P trend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 7.5 | 7.5 to < 22.5 | 22.5 to < 37.5 | ≥ 37.5 | ||
| Incident CVD | |||||
| Cases/person years | 1112/23,581 | 1939/42,539 | 857/21,780 | 1796/44,495 | |
| Model 1† | Ref. | 0.93 (0.87 to 1.00) | 0.82 (0.75 to 0.90) | 0.84 (0.78 to 0.91) | < 0.001 |
| Model 2‡ | Ref. | 0.93 (0.86 to 1.01) | 0.82 (0.75 to 0.91) | 0.81 (0.73 to 0.90) | < 0.001 |
| Incident CHD | |||||
| Cases/person years | 876/24,079 | 1585/43,352 | 702/22,132 | 1496/45,211 | |
| Model 1 | Ref. | 0.98 (0.90 to 1.06) | 0.87 (0.79 to 0.96) | 0.91 (0.84 to 0.99) | 0.010 |
| Model 2 | Ref. | 0.97 (0.89 to 1.05) | 0.86 (0.77 to 0.96) | 0.86 (0.77 to 0.97) | 0.006 |
| Incident stroke | |||||
| Cases/person years | 236/25,744 | 354/46,648 | 155/23,653 | 300/48,344 | |
| Model 1 | Ref. | 0.78 (0.67 to 0.92) | 0.69 (0.56 to 0.85) | 0.64 (0.54 to 0.76) | < 0.001 |
| Model 2 | Ref. | 0.81 (0.68 to 0.97) | 0.72 (0.58 to 0.90) | 0.65 (0.50 to 0.83) | 0.001 |
∗< 7.5, 7.5–22.5, 22.5–37.5, and ≥ 37.5 MET-hours/week represented < 1, 1–3, 3–5, and ≥ 5 times of the minimum recommended LTPA level, respectively.
†Adjusted for age and sex.
‡Additionally adjusted for education, smoking status, alcohol intake, consumption of food (meat, vegetables, and fruit), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, BMI, MET-hours/week, total sedentary time, and family history of CVD.