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Table 6 Sex-stratified odds ratios of physical activity types for the prevention of metabolic syndrome

From: Association between the type of physical activity and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older adult residents of a semi-mountainous area in Japan

 

Metabolic syndromea

Men (n = 68)

Women (n = 116)

OR

95% CI

P

AOR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

AOR

95% CI

P

E-typeb

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

1.00

(reference)

 

D-typeb

0.65

0.30

1.46

0.285

1.21

0.37

4.37

0.753

0.23

0.30

0.77

0.018

0.24

0.06

0.85

0.028

  1. Boldface indicates statistically significant differences
  2. OR odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio by age, CI confidence interval
  3. aThe dependent variables are defined by “the presence of metabolic syndrome or pre-metabolic syndrome: case” and “non-metabolic syndrome: non-case”
  4. bThe independent variable is the type of physical activity. D-type and E-type: see Table 1
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

ISSN: 1347-4715

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