Table 3.
The relationship between physically activity pattern and Visceral Adiposity Index in subgroupsa.
| Characteristics | Inactive | Insufficiently active, β (95% CI) | Weekend warrior, β (95% CI) | Regularly active, β (95% CI) | P value for interaction | ||||||
| Gender | .17 | ||||||||||
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Male | Reference | –.123 (–0.363 to 0.118) | –.229 (–0.636 to 0.177) | –.373 (–0.547 to –0.199) |
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Female | Reference | –.152 (–0.334 to 0.030) | –0.621 (–0.902 to –0.339) | –.327 (–0.502 to –0.151) |
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| Age group (years) | .61 | ||||||||||
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20-44 | Reference | –.262 (–0.483 to –0.041) | –.388 (–0.776 to 0.000) | –.425 (–0.603 to –0.247) |
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45-64 | Reference | –.055 (–0.361 to 0.250) | –.314(–0.883 to 0.259) | –.269 (–0.558 to 0.021) |
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≥65 | Reference | –.053 (–0.345 to 0.240) | –.251 (–0.608 to 0.107) | –.375 (–0.554 to –0.195) |
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| Race | .28 | ||||||||||
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Non-Hispanic White | Reference | –.148(–0.345 to 0.049) | –.270 (–0.744 to 0.204) | –.390 (–0.548 to –0.233) |
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Non-Hispanic Black | Reference | –.136 (–0.316 to 0.045) | –.345 (–0.600 to –0.089) | –.236 (–0.447 to –0.026) |
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Mexican American | Reference | –.414 (–0.744 to –0.083) | –.384 (–1.430 to 0.661) | –.198 (–0.578 to 0.183) |
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Other or multiracial | Reference | .093 (–0.243 to 0.429) | –.493 (–0.928 to –0.059) | –.370 (–0.615 to –0.125) |
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| Education level | .99 | ||||||||||
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Less than high school graduate | Reference | –.243 (–0.539 to 0.053) | –.154 (–0.722 to 0.414) | –.369 (–0.684 to –0.053) |
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High school graduate or GEDb | Reference | –.241 (–0.533 to 0.052) | –.446 (–0.805 to –0.086) | –.361 (–0.596 to –0.125) |
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Some college or above | Reference | –.098 (–0.300 to 0.105) | –.271 (–0.727 to 0.184) | –.351 (–0.499 to –0.202) |
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| Income level | .58 | ||||||||||
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PIRc≤1.3 | Reference | –.293 (–0.541 to –0.044) | –.225 (–0.660 to 0.211) | –.414 (–0.651 to –0.177) |
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1.3<PIR<3.5 | Reference | –.111 (–0.388 to 0.166) | –.166 (–0.781 to 0.450) | –.220 (–0.474 to 0.034) |
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PIR≥3.5 | Reference | –.108 (–0.323 to 0.107) | –.392 (–0.822 to 0.037) | –.429 (–0.587 to –0.272) |
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| Marital status | .16 | ||||||||||
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Married or living with partner | Reference | –.099 (–0.295 to 0.097) | –.188 (–0.722 to 0.347) | –.448 (–0.603 to –0.295) |
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Divorced, separated, or widowed | Reference | –.255 (–0.541 to 0.032) | –.287 (–0.767 to 0.194) | –.145 (–0.478 to 0.188) |
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Never married | Reference | –.121 (–0.474 to 0.231) | –.412 (–0.657 to –0.167) | –.168 (–0.437 to 0.101) |
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aThe models were adjusted for demographic characteristics, behavioral factors, and disease conditions.
bGED: General Educational Development.
cPIR: ratio of family income to poverty.