Table 3.
The associations between MET tertiles and VAI scores.
| Variables | Three tertiles of MET | P for interaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | ||||
| Age (yrs) | .61 | |||||
| <12 | Reference | −0.07 | (−0.25 to 0.11) | −0.12 | (−0.31 to 0.07) | |
| 12–18 | Reference | 0.03 | (−0.07 to 0.12) | −0.11 | (−0.20 to −0.02) | |
| Sex | .21 | |||||
| Female | Reference | −0.07 | (−0.20 to 0.06) | −0.14 | (−0.28 to −0.00) | |
| Male | Reference | 0.08 | (−0.02 to 0.18) | −0.09 | (−0.18 to 0.01) | |
| Races | .32 | |||||
| Mexican American | Reference | 0.05 | (−0.10 to 0.21) | −0.03 | (−0.20 to 0.14) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | Reference | −0.08 | (−0.18 to 0.02) | −0.13 | (−0.23 to −0.03) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | Reference | −0.06 | (−0.25 to 0.12) | −0.23 | (−0.41 to −0.05) | |
| Other | Reference | 0.22 | (−0.04 to 0.49) | 0.05 | (−0.20 to 0.30) | |
| IPR | .73 | |||||
| Low | Reference | 0.02 | (−0.13 to 0.17) | −0.15 | (−0.30 to 0.00) | |
| Median | Reference | 0.03 | (−0.11 to 0.17) | −0.03 | (−0.17 to 0.11) | |
| High | Reference | −0.02 | (−0.16 to 0.12) | −0.14 | (−0.28 to 0.01) | |
| Insurance | .11 | |||||
| No | Reference | 0.21 | (−0.04 to 0.45) | −0.07 | (−0.35 to 0.21) | |
| Yes | Reference | −0.03 | (−0.12 to 0.05) | −0.13 | (−0.21 to −0.04) | |
IPR = income poverty ratio, MET = metabolic equivalent, T1 = first tertile, T2 = second tertile, T3 = third tertile, VAI = visceral adiposity index.