Table 5 Gender-stratified models of the association between mild physical activity and biomarkers for CVD risk
Cholesterol to HDL ratio | Triglycerides | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men | Women | Men | Women | |||||||||
Base model | SES adjusted model | Full adjusted model | Base model | SES adjusted model | Full adjusted model | Base model | SES adjusted model | Full adjusted model | Base model | SES adjusted model | Full adjusted model | |
Mild activity level | 1.06 (−0.18 to 0.29) | 1.12 (−0.16 to 0.38) | 1.11 (−0.17 to 0.37) | 0.93 (−0.30 to 0.15) | 0.92 (−0.35 to 0.19) | 0.93 (−0.34 to 0.20) | 0.87 (−0.37 − 0.08) | 0.86 (−0.41 to 0.11) | 0.85 (−0.42 to 0.10) | 0.99 (−0.23 to 0.22) | 0.91 (−0.37 to 0.18) | 0.91 (−0.36 to 0.18) |
Taking lipid-lowering medication | 0.36*** (−1.28 to −0.78) | 0.32*** (−1.42 to −0.85) | 0.32*** (−1.43 to −0.86) | 0.50*** (−1.04 to −0.34) | 0.40*** (−1.36 to −0.45) | 0.41*** (−1.35 to −0.44) | 0.99 (−0.24 to 0.22) | 0.92 (−0.34 to 0.18) | 0.92 (−0.34 to 0.17) | 1.32 (−0.01 to 0.57) | 1.25 (−0.14 to 0.59) | 1.26 (−0.14 to 0.59) |
Eaten 30 min before bloods taken | 0.76 (−0.55 to 0.00) | 0.76 (−0.59 to 0.04) | 0.76 (−0.58 to 0.04) | 0.99 (−0.31 to 0.28) | 0.89 (−0.47 to 0.23) | 0.89 (−0.47 to 0.23) | 1.16 (−0.12 to 0.41) | 1.11 (−0.19 to 0.40) | 1.11 (−0.19 to 0.40) | 1.38** (0.04 to 0.61) | 1.53** (0.10 to 0.75) | 1.52** (0.10 to 0.74) |
Age | 1.17*** (0.13 to 0.19) | 1.18*** (0.13 to 0.21) | 1.18*** (0.13 to 0.21) | 1.11*** (0.06 to 0.14) | 1.13*** (0.07 to 0.18) | 1.13*** (0.07 to 0.18) | 1.14*** (0.11 − 0.16) | 1.15*** (0.10 to 0.18) | 1.15*** (0.10 − 0.18) | 1.11*** (0.06 to 0.14) | 1.20*** (0.12 to 0.24) | 1.20*** (0.13 to 0.25) |
Married | 0.86 (−0.33 to 0.03) | 0.81 (−0.42 to 0.01) | 0.81 (−0.42 to 0.01) | 0.86 (−0.33 to 0.03) | 1.00 (−0.22 to 0.23) | 1.01 (−0.21 to 0.24) | 0.81** (−0.38 − −0.03) | 0.82 (−0.40 to 0.00) | 0.82 (−0.40 to 0.01) | 1.05 (−0.14 to 0.23) | 1.00 (−0.22 to 0.23) | 1.01 (−0.22 to 0.24) |
Has children under 12 | 1.28** (0.04 to 0.46) | 1.19 (−0.07 to 0.42) | 1.18 (−0.08 to 0.42) | 1.08 (−0.16 to 0.31) | 1.00 (−0.29 to 0.29) | 0.98 (−0.31 to 0.27) | 1.21 (−0.02 − 0.40) | 1.11 (−0.14 to 0.34) | 1.11 (−0.14 to 0.34) | 0.96 (−0.28 − 0.21) | 0.98 (−0.33 to 0.28) | 0.96 (−0.35 to 0.26) |
Home ownership | 0.95 (−0.31 to 0.21) | 0.95 (−0.31 to 0.21) | 0.65*** (−0.72 to −0.14) | 0.66*** (−0.70 to −0.12) | 0.90 (−0.35 to 0.15) | 0.90 (−0.36 to 0.15) | 0.65*** (−0.73 to −0.14) | 0.65*** (−0.73 to −0.14) | ||||
Equivalised household income | 0.90 (−0.24 to 0.03) | 0.90 (−0.25 to 0.03) | 0.87 (−0.30 to 0.02) | 0.87 (−0.30 to 0.02) | 0.96 (−0.17 to 0.09) | 0.96 (−0.17 to 0.09) | 0.87 (−0.30 to 0.01) | 0.87 (−0.30 to 0.01) | ||||
Employed | 1.12 (−0.16 to 0.38) | 1.12 (−0.16 to 0.39) | 0.93 (−0.34 to 0.19) | 0.94 (−0.33 to 0.20) | 1.07 (−0.20 to 0.32) | 1.07 (−0.20 to 0.33) | 0.89 (−0.38 to 0.15) | 0.89 (−0.38 to 0.15) | ||||
College educated | 0.92 (−0.45 to 0.29) | 0.94 (−0.44 to 0.31) | 0.56*** (−0.98 to −0.18) | 0.56*** (−0.98 to −0.17) | 0.96 (−0.40 to 0.32) | 0.98 (−0.38 to 0.34) | 0.78 (−0.66 to 0.15) | 0.80 (−0.64 to 0.18) | ||||
Some higher education | 1.24 (−0.17 to 0.61) | 1.27 (−0.15 to 0.63) | 0.48*** (−1.19 to −0.29) | 0.48*** (−1.18 to −0.28) | 1.29 (−0.12 to 0.63) | 1.31 (−0.11 to 0.64) | 0.76 (−0.72 to 0.18) | 0.78 (−0.70 to 0.21) | ||||
High school qualification | 1.44 (−0.04 to 0.76) | 1.47 (−0.02 to 0.79) | 0.65** (−0.85 to −0.02) | 0.66 (−0.84 to 0.01) | 1.23 (−0.17 to 0.59) | 1.25 (−0.16 to 0.61) | 0.92 (−0.51 to 0.34) | 0.94 (−0.48 to 0.37) | ||||
Car ownership | 1.24 (−0.17 to 0.60) | 1.26 (−0.16 to 0.62) | 0.64** (−0.89 to −0.01) | 0.64 (−0.88 to 0.00) | 1.07 (−0.31 to 0.44) | 1.06 (−0.32 to 0.44) | 0.68 (−0.84 to 0.06) | 0.69 (−0.83 to 0.08) | ||||
Has difficulty accessing PA facilities | 1.24 (−0.38 to 0.81) | 1.47 (−0.13 to 0.90) | 0.99 (−0.58 to 0.57) | 1.52 (−0.10 to 0.93) | ||||||||
Observations | 2771 | 2193 | 2191 | 3134 | 2376 | 2374 | 2856 | 2252 | 2250 | 3189 | 2413 | 2411 |