Table 3.
Associations of the intensity of specific types of physical activities with CVD risk in adults aged ≥ 30 years*.
| β | 95% CI | P- value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycling | |||
| None | Ref | ||
| Moderate | −0.505 | −1.125, 0.116 | 0.111 |
| Vigorous | −1.089 | −1.557,−0.621 | <0.001 |
| P for trend | <0.001 | ||
| Swimming | |||
| None | Ref | ||
| Moderate | 0.008 | −0.780, 0.797 | 0.984 |
| Vigorous | −0.807 | −1.512,−0.103 | 0.025 |
| P for trend | 0.041 | ||
| Running | |||
| None | Ref | ||
| Moderate | 0.790 | −0.075, 1.655 | 0.073 |
| Vigorous | −1.977 | −2.366,−1.588 | <0.001 |
| P for trend | <0.001 | ||
| American football | |||
| None | Ref | ||
| Moderate | −2.310 | −3.693,−0.926 | 0.001 |
| Vigorous | −3.237 | −4.223,−2.251 | <0.001 |
| P for trend | <0.001 | ||
| Basketball | |||
| None | Ref | ||
| Moderate | −2.016 | −3.249,−0.782 | 0.001 |
| Vigorous | −1.949 | −2.746,−1.152 | <0.001 |
| P for trend | <0.001 | ||
| Racquet sports | |||
| None | Ref | ||
| Moderate | −0.266 | −0.759, 0.227 | 0.291 |
| Vigorous | −0.447 | −1.283, 0.388 | 0.294 |
| P for trend | 0.155 | ||
| Aerobics | |||
| None | Ref | ||
| Moderate | −0.335 | −0.809, 0.1380 | 0.165 |
| Vigorous | −1.792 | −2.312,−1.271 | <0.001 |
| P for trend | <0.001 |
*
Sex, BMI, race, current alcohol consumption, annual household income, intakes of energy, protein, carbohydrate, and fat, and the volume of other physical activity (MET, excluding the volume of the sport that was the main exposure in the corresponding model) were adjusted.