Table 4.
Associations of mscular strength and cardiorespiratory fitness levels with cIMT ≥ 0.9 mm in all participants.
| Model 1a | Model 1b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
| CRF (time for a 3000 m run) | ||||
| Top 16% performance level | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Middle 68% performance level | 1.40 (0.53–3.67) | 0.49 | 1.44 (0.55–3.79) | 0.46 |
| Bottom 16% performance level | 1.65 (0.53–5.16) | 0.38 | 1.70 (0.54–5.35) | 0.36 |
| p-Value for trend | 0.36 | 0.51 | ||
| MusS (sit-up numbers) | ||||
| Top 16% performance level | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Middle 68% performance level | 1.66 (0.57–4.82) | 0.35 | 1.57 (0.54–4.61) | 0.40 |
| Bottom 16% performance level | 2.24 (0.61–8.25) | 0.22 | 2.13 (0.58–7.86) | 0.25 |
| p-Value for trend | 0.22 | 0.25 | ||
| MusS (push-up numbers) | ||||
| Top 16% performance level | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Middle 68% performance level | 2.41 (0.73–8.01) | 0.15 | 2.33 (0.70–7.79) | 0.17 |
| Bottom 16% performance level | 4.09 (1.03–16.33) | 0.04 | 3.86 (0.96–15.64) | 0.06 |
| p-Value for trend | 0.03 | 0.049 |
Multiple logistic regression analysis (Model 1a) was used to determine the associations between physical fitness and cIMT, with adjustments for age, sex, smoking, and alcohol intake. Model 1 was used with adjustments for age, sex, smoking, alcohol intake, body mass index, waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and serum triglycerides. Abbreviations: cIMT, left carotid bulb intima–media thickness; CRF, cardiorespiratory fitness; MusS, muscular strength; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.