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Table 2 Adjusteda BMI change, waist and hip circumference by leisure time physical activity pattern (n = 2508)

From: Physical activity, obesity and mortality: does pattern of physical activity have stronger epidemiological associations?

  

Beta coefficients (95% CI)

Adjusted odds ratios

PA measure

 

BMI gain

BMI gain %

Waist time3 [cm]b

Hip circumference

time1 to time3

time 1 to time 3

>100 cm at time 3b

PA time 1 (1982/3)

Inactive

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Moderately active

−0.10 (−0.31, 0.12)

−0.21 (−1.05, 0.62)

−0.99 (−1.48, −0.49)**

1.07 (0.78, 1.47)

Highly active

−0.04 (−0.30, 0.22)

−0.14 (−1.16, 0.88)

−1.70 (−2.30, −1.10)**

0.74 (0.50, 1.08)

PA time 3 (1994)

Inactive

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Moderately active

−0.16 (−0.38, 0.07)

−0.44 (−1.32, 0.43)

−0.34 (−0.86, 0.17)

0.97 (0.70, 1.35)

Highly active

−0.44 (−0.70, −0.17)**

−1.59 (2.63, −0.54)**

−1.38 (−1.99, −0.76)**

0.80 (0.55, 1.18)

PA pattern

Inactive/low maintainers

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Mixed pattern

−0.17 (−0.44, 0.10)

−0.42 (−1.50, 0.66)

−0.83 (−1.46, −0.19)*

0.81 (0.53, 1.23)

Active maintainers

−0.44 (−0.76, −0.12)**

−1.48 (−2.76, −0.21)*

−2.01 (−2.77, −1.26)**

0.63 (0.39, 1.02)

  1. aAdjusted for baseline age, sex and education
  2. bAdjusting for BMI and time 1 and BMI percent change from time 1 to time 3
  3. *p ≤ 0.05 **p ≤ 0.01
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