Table 5. Association of Weekend Warrior Physical Activity Pattern With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality, With Regularly Active Participants as the Reference Category.
| Dimension | Mortality, HR (95% CI)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All-cause | CVD | Cancer | |
| Physical activity pattern | |||
| Regularly active | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] | 1 [Reference] |
| Weekend warrior | 1.08 (0.97-1.20) | 1.14 (0.85-1.53) | 1.07 (0.87-1.31) |
| Frequency, session/wk | |||
| 1 | 1.01 (0.82-1.24) | 1.44 (0.89-2.32) | 0.74 (0.47-1.17) |
| 2 | 1.10 (0.97-1.24) | 0.97 (0.71-1.33) | 1.23 (0.98-1.54) |
| Intensity (VPA/MVPA), % | |||
| 0 | 1.16 (0.99-1.35) | 1.22 (0.82-1.82) | 1.29 (0.96-1.72) |
| 1-25 | 0.74 (0.39-1.41) | 0.58 (0.08-4.2) | 0.97 (0.33-2.90) |
| 26-50 | 1.04 (0.66-1.67) | NA | 1.11 (0.42-2.94) |
| 51-75 | 0.84 (0.55-1.30) | 0.68 (0.25-1.85) | 0.62 (0.30-1.29) |
| 76-99 | 0.98 (0.65-1.46) | 1.62 (0.78-3.35) | 0.76 (0.31-1.87) |
| 100 | 1.08 (0.92-1.27) | 1.12 (0.69-1.81) | 1.06 (0.76-1.47) |
Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; HR, hazard ratio; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; NA, not applicable/calculated; VPA, vigorous physical activity.
a
Adjusted for age, sex, race and ethnicity, education, income, marital status, smoking, alcohol intake, self-rated health, psychological distress, number of comorbidities, mobility difficulty, and total volume of physical activity.