Association of Early Sports Practice with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Community-Dwelling Adults: A Retrospective Epidemiological Study

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Table 3 Association between early sports practice in adolescence and cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood (n = 265)

	Sports practice in adolescence			Effect size
	OR	95% CI	p value	Effect size
Obesity
Model 1	0.81	0.46–1.44	0.474	–
Model 2	0.94	0.49–1.80	0.845	–
Model 3	0.94	0.49–1.81	0.850	–
Central obesity
Model 1	0.62	0.37–1.02	0.062	–
Model 2	0.81	0.47–1.42	0.476	–
Model 3	0.81	0.46–1.41	0.450	–
Dyslipidemia
Model 1	0.49	0.25–0.97	0.039	0.02 (small)
Model 2	1.04	0.47–2.31	0.915	–
Model 3	1.04	0.47–2.31	0.918	–
Diabetes
Model 1	0.27	0.09–0.76	0.013	0.03 (small)
Model 2	0.44	0.14–1.40	0.167	–
Model 3	0.43	0.13–1.36	0.149	–
Hypertension
Model 1	0.38	0.20–0.70	0.002	0.04 (small)
Model 2	0.41	0.21–0.82	0.012	0.07 (small)
Model 3	0.41	0.21–0.82	0.013	0.08 (small)

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Model 1 unadjusted, Model 2 adjusted for sex, age, and socioeconomic status, Model 3 variables of Model 2 plus weekly amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Bold: Statistically significant