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Table 2 Associations between physical activity, vitamin D and obesity/sarcopenia in total sample and sex subgroup

From: Sex differences in the association of physical activity levels and vitamin D with obesity, sarcopenia, and sarcopenic obesity: a cross-sectional study

Groups

ORs(95%CI)

O vs N

S vs N

SO vs N

Total sample (n = 3713)

 PA levels

  Moderate to high

1(reference)

1(reference)

1(reference)

  Low

1.19(0.97,1.47)

1.65(1.25,2.18) ***

1.48(1.00,2.19)

 Vitamin D

   ≥ 20 ng/ml

1(reference)

1(reference)

1(reference)

   < 20 ng/ml

1.57(1.34,1.84) ***

1.31(1.03,1.66) *

1.88(1.32,2.67) ***

Male (n = 1351)

 PA levels

  Moderate to high

1(reference)

1(reference)

1(reference)

  Low

1.38(1.00,1.91)

1.56(1.00,2.42)

1.54(0.89,2.68)

 Vitamin D

   ≥ 20 ng/ml

1(reference)

1(reference)

1(reference)

   < 20 ng/ml

1.75(1.34,2.28) ***

1.85(1.27,2.69) **

2.05(1.28,3.30) **

Female (n = 2362)

 PA levels

  Moderate to high

1(reference)

1(reference)

1(reference)

  Low

1.05(0.79,1.38)

1.70(1.18,2.46) **

1.58(0.90,2.80)

 Vitamin D

   ≥ 20 ng/ml

1(reference)

1(reference)

1(reference)

   < 20 ng/ml

1.47(1.20,1.79) ***

1.06(0.77,1.45)

1.93(1.11,3.37) *

  1. In total sample adjusted age, sex, ethnicity, education, marital status, smoking, ADL disability, chronic diseases (hypertention, coronary heart diseases, COPD, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, tumor), nutrition status, physical activity, and vitamin D status. In sex subgroups, adjusted all variables in total sample analysis except for sex
  2. Abbreviations: ORs Odds ratios, CI Confident interval, N Normal, O Obesity, S Sarcopenia, SO Sarcopenic obesity, PA Physical activity
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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