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Table 3 Association between physical activity and obesity/sarcopenia by vitamin D status

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

Vitamin D subgroups

ORs(95%CI)

O vs N

S vs N

SO v N

Vitamin D < 20 ng/ml (n = 2203) a

  Moderate to high

1(reference)

1(reference)

1(reference)

  Low

1.38(1.04,1.83) *

1.96(1.34,2.85) ***

1.85(1.14,3.01) *

Vitamin D ≥ 20 ng/ml (n = 1510) a

  Moderate to high

1(reference)

1(reference)

1(reference)

  Low

0.98(0.71,1.35)

1.41(0.91,2.15)

1.07(0.53,2.13)

  1. Abbreviations: ORs Odds ratios, CI Confident interval, N Normal, O Obesity, S Sarcopenia, SO Sarcopenic obesity
  2. a Adjusted age, sex, ethnicity, education, marital status, smoking, ADL disability, chronic diseases (hypertention, coronary heart diseases, COPD, diabetes, stroke, arthritis, tumor), nutrition status
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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BMC Geriatrics

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