Association of physical activity with vascular aging in a population with intermediate cardiovascular risk, analysis by sex: MARK study

Table 3 Multiple regression analysis of arterial stiffness with physical activity

	β	95% CI	p value
Total
M1
Total PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.045	− 0.080 to − 0.009	0.013
M2
High-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.084	− 0.136 to − 0.032	0.002
Moderate-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.030	− 0.087 to 0.028	0.312
Low-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	0.042	− 0.043 to 0.127	0.334
Men
M1
Total PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.049	− 0.089 to − 0.009	0.017
M2
High-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.097	− 0.156 to − 0.039	0.001
Moderate-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.024	− 0.089 to 0.040	0.463
Low-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	0.059	− 0.049 to 0.166	0.283
Women
M1
Total PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.021	− 0.099 to 0.057	0.595
M2
High-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.014	− 0.134 to 0.106	0.817
Moderate-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.045	− 0.182 to 0.092	0.519
Low-intensity PA, (METs/m/W)	− 0.003	− 0.145 to 0.138	0.961

Model 1. Multiple regression analysis using baPWV m/s as dependent variables, total physical activity independent variable, and age (years), sex (woman = 1 and man = 2), years of smoker, alcohol consumption in g/week, Mediterranean diet adherence score, systolic blood pressure in mmHg; glycosylated hemoglobin in %, body mass index, antihypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs and hypoglycaemic drugs (Yes = 1 and Non = 0) as adjustment variables
Model 2. Multiple regression analysis using baPWV m/s as dependent variables, high-intensity physical activity, moderate-intensity physical activity and low-intensity physical activity independent variable, and age (years), sex (woman = 1 and man = 2), years of smoker in years, alcohol consumption in g/week, Mediterranean diet adherence score, systolic blood pressure in mmHg; glycosylated hemoglobin in %, body mass index, antihypertensive drugs, lipid-lowering drugs and hypoglycaemic drugs (Yes = 1 and Non = 0) as adjustment variables
M1, model 1; M2, model 2; PA, physical activity; METs/m/W, metabolic equivalents/min/week

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