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Table 3 Associations between active travel status and weight-related outcomes

From: Associations between active travel and adiposity in rural India and Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Active travel (mins/week)

BMI (kg/m2)

BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2

BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

High waist circumference

High WHR

 

Mean (SD)

%

<150

21.7 (3.9)

33.5

19.5

31.2

68.1

≥150

21.2 (3.8)

28.4

16.2

24.3

56.9

 

Unadjusted coefficient (95 % CI)

Unadjusted OR (95 % CI)

<150

ref

ref

≥150

−0.46 (−0.79, −0.12)**

0.79 (0.65, 0.95)*

0.80 (0.63, 1.00)

0.71 (0.58, 0.86)***

0.62 (0.52, 0.74)***

 

Partially adjusted coefficient (95 % CI)a

Partially adjusted OR (95 % CI)a

<150

ref

ref

≥150

−0.30 (−0.66, 0.07)

0.89 (0.73, 1.08)

0.91 (0.71, 1.17)

0.81 (0.66, 0.99)*

0.79 (0.65, 0.96)*

 

Fully adjusted coefficient (95 % CI)b

Fully adjusted OR (95 % CI)b

<150

ref

ref

≥150

−0.39 (−0.77, −0.02)*

0.83 (0.68, 1.02)

0.84 (0.65, 1.09)

0.77 (0.63, 0.96)*

0.72 (0.58, 0.89)**

  1. High waist circumference: > 85 cm (males), 80 cm (females); high waist-hip ratio (WHR): ≥ 0.9 (males), 0.8 (females)
  2. BMI body mass index; SD standard deviation; CI confidence interval; OR odds ratio
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  4. aadjusted for age and sex
  5. badjusted for age, sex, site, education, smoking status, oil/butter consumption, and work- and leisure-related physical activity