Absolute and relative accelerometer thresholds for determining the association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in the older adults: The Generation-100 study

Table 3 Adjusted odds ratios (OR; 95% confidence interval) for the prevalence of MetS according to meeting or not meeting physical activity measured objectively using absolute intensity accelerometer thresholds among 509 men and 567 men aged 70–77 years

	Men					Women
	MetS^d					MetS^d
	Yes	No	OR (95% CI)^a	OR (95% CI)^b	OR (95% CI)^c	Yes	No	OR (95% CI)^a	OR (95% CI)^b	OR (95% CI)^c
Absolute MVPA^e recommendation
Below	158	178	1.68 (1.15–2.46)	1.69 (1.15–2.50)	1.36 (0.90–2.06)	135	241	1.35 (0.93–1.97)	1.32 (0.90–1.94)	0.77 (0.5–1.17)
Meeting	60	113	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)	56	135	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)
Absolute MPA recommendation
Below	160	206	1.14 (0.77–1.69)	1.20 (0.80–1.79)	1.09 (0.71–1.65)	135	245	1.29 (0.88–1.88)	1.26 (0.86–1.85)	0.75 (0.49–1.15)
Meeting	58	85	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)	56	131	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)
Absolute VPA^f recommendation
Below	216	275	6.43 (1.46–28.35)	6.16 (1.37–27.57)	2.88 (0.61–13.68)	191	376	-	-	-
Meeting	2	16	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)	1.00 (Reference)	0	0	-	-	-

CI confidence interval.
^aModel 1: Adjusted for age.
^bModel 2: Adjusted for age, smoking status, alcohol consumption, history of cardiovascular disease.
^cModel 3: Adjusted for age, smoking status, alcohol consumption, history of cardiovascular disease and cardiorespiratory fitness (measured as VO2peak).
^dMetS: Metabolic syndrome was defined as the presence of at least 3 of the following 5 risk factors: elevated waist circumference (being ≥80 cm in women and ≥94 cm in men); elevated triglycerides (being ≥1.7 mmol·L-1); reduced HDL-cholesterol (being ≤1.3 mmol·L-1 in women and ≤1.0 mmol·L-1 in men); elevated blood pressure (systolic ≥130 mmHg and/or diastolic ≥85 mmHg); and elevated fasting glucose (being ≥100 mg·dL-1).
^ebouts of at least 10 min.
^fbouts of at least 5 min.

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