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Table 2 Mean differences in cardiometabolic risk parameters by sedentary time categories controlling for potential confounders, by sex

From: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity as a mediator between sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk in Spanish healthy adults: a mediation analysis

 

Crude data

 

Model 1

Model 2

 

Low (L)

Medium (M)

High (H)

p

Low (L)

Medium (M)

High (H)

p

Low (L)

Medium (M)

High (H)

p

BMI

            

 Men

28.0 ± 0.4

28.1 ± 0.3

28.2 ± 0.4

0.997

27.6 ± 0.6

28.1 ± 0.3

28.6 ± 0.5

0.968

27.9 ± 0.6

28.1 ± 0.3

28.1 ± 0.5

0.955

 Women

26.4 ± 0.4

27.0 ± 0.3

27.2 ± 0.4

0.595

25.9 ± 0.5

26.9 ± 0.3

27.9 ± 0.5

0.215

26.5 ± 0.6

26.9 ± 0.3

27.3 ± 0.5

0.283

WC

            

 Men

98.1 ± 1.2

98.6 ± 0.8

98.9 ± 1.1

0.891

96.5 ± 1.5

98.6 ± 0.8

100.4 ± 1.4

0.985

97.2 ± 1.5

98.7 ± 0.8

99.5 ± 1.4

0.972

 Women

89.3 ± 1.0

89.8 ± 0.7

90.3 ± 1.0

0.776

86.5 ± 1.2

89.5 ± 0.7

90.4 ± 1.2

0.496

87.8 ± 1.3

89.6 ± 0.7

92.1 ± 1.2

0.741

TG

            

 Men

131.3 ± 9.1

124.3 ± 6.0

124.3 ± 8.8

0.664

126.3 ± 11.9

124.7 ± 6.1

128.1 ± 10.8

0.755

127.2 ± 12.3

124.8 ± 6.2

127.8 ± 11.3

0.826

 Women

92.4 ± 4.6

102.9 ± 3.1

103.3 ± 4.4

0.009

80.9 ± 5.6

102.5 ± 2.9

115.2 ± 5.1a

0.016

85.7 ± 5.8

102.6 ± 2.9

110.2 ± 5.3a

0.024

HDL-C

            

 Men

51.4 ± 1.4

51.5 ± 0.9

52.9 ± 1.3

0.571

53.3 ± 1.8

51.1 ± 0.9

51.9 ± 1.6

0.801

52.5 ± 1.8

51.0 ± 0.9

52.8 ± 1.7

0.832

 Women

64.7 ± 1.3

62.5 ± 0.8

63.4 ± 1.2

0.688

66.5 ± 1.6

64.3 ± 0.8

65.3 ± 1.5

0.505

66.2 ± 1.7

62.2 ± 0.8

62.7 ± 1.6

0.433

TG/HDL-C ratio

            

 Men

2.6 ± 0.2

2.7 ± 0.2

2.9 ± 0.2

0.020

2.0 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.2b

2.8 ± 0.3a

0.022

2.7 ± 0.4

2.6 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.3

0.800

 Women

1.6 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.1

0.015

1.3 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1b

2.1 ± 0.1a

0.035

1.4 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.1

0.433

HOMA-IR

            

 Men

1.5 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.2

<0.001

1.2 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.1

2.1 ± 0.2a

0.008

1.3 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.2

0.168

 Women

1.3 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.1

0.005

1.0 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.1

2.2 ± 0.1a

0.017

1.5 ± 0.2

1.7 ± 0.1

2.0 ± 0.2

0.318

MAP

            

 Men

98.0 ± 1.3

97.0 ± 0.8

96.0 ± 1.2

0.636

98.9 ± 1.7

96.8 ± 0.9

95.4 ± 1.5

0.720

98.7 ± 1.7

96.8 ± 0.9

95.7 ± 1.6

0.725

 Women

89.6 ± 1.0

91.3 ± 0.7

91.0 ± 1.0

0.102

89.4 ± 1.3

90.8 ± 0.9

92.1 ± 1.2

0.076

89.9 ± 1.4

90.9 ± 0.7

91.5 ± 1.2

0.083

  1. Values are means ± SE. HDL high-density lipoprotein, MAP mean arterial pressure, TG triglycerides, WC waist circumference
  2. Model 1: adjusted for age, smoking habit, drinking habit, and time accelerometer worn; TG, HDL-C and TG-HDL-C ratio was additionally adjusted for the use of lipid-lowering drugs (yes/no); MAP was additionally adjusted for the use of antihypertensive drugs (yes/no). Model 2: model 1 covariates + moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (mean min/day). a L < H; b M < H