BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Association^a of adiposity with physical activity and stationary time (N = 7873)

From: Is adiposity associated with objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviors in older adults?

	Sqrt MVPA%^b			Sqrt LPA%^c			Sqrt STA%^d
	Beta	P	95% C.I.	Beta	P	95% C.I.	Beta	P	95% C.I.
Body mass index
Black men	0.004	0.792	−0.023, 0.030	− 0.027	< 0.001	− 0.038, − 0.015	0.016	< 0.001	0.010, 0.023
Black women	− 0.017	< 0.001	− 0.021, − 0.013	−0.029	< 0.001	− 0.036, − 0.022	0.016	< 0.001	0.012, 0.020
White men	−0.036	< 0.001	− 0.041, − 0.030	−0.028	< 0.001	− 0.035, − 0.021	0.020	< 0.001	0.016, 0.024
White women	−0.022	< 0.001	− 0.026, − 0.018	−0.021	< 0.001	− 0.027, − 0.015	0.015	< 0.001	0.012, 0.018
Waist circumference
Black men	−0.009	< 0.001	−0.012, − 0.006	−0.012	< 0.001	− 0.017, − 0.008	0.008	< 0.001	0.005, 0.010
Black women	−0.006	< 0.001	− 0.009, − 0.003	−0.012	< 0.001	− 0.016, − 0.007	0.006	< 0.001	0.004, 0.009
White men	−0.011	< 0.001	− 0.015, − 0.008	−0.013	< 0.001	− 0.016, − 0.010	0.009	< 0.001	0.007, 0.010
White women	−0.007	< 0.001	− 0.010, − 0.005	−0.009	< 0.001	− 0.011, − 0.006	0.005	< 0.001	0.004, 0.007

^a Adjusted by age, region of residence, education, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, and periods of between adiposity and physical activity measures
^b Denotes the proportion of total accelerometer wear time spent in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity
^c Denotes the proportion of total accelerometer wear time spent in light intensity physical activity
^d Denotes the proportion of total accelerometer wear time spent in sedentary behavior

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