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Table 3 Logistic regression models for the association of walking and cycling for active transportation with obesity indicators

From: Walking and cycling, as active transportation, and obesity factors in adolescents from eight countries

Obesity indicators

Body mass index

(0 = underweight/eutrophic,

1 = overweight/obese)

Waist circumference

(0 = below threshold,

1 = above threshold)

Neck circumference

(0 = below threshold,

1 = above threshold)

Relative fat mass (%)

(0 = below threshold,

1 = above threshold)

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Walking

  < 10 min/week1

Ref

0.812

Ref

0.435

Ref

0.206

Ref

0.521

  ≥ 10 min/week1

0.94 (0.58; 1.52)

0.80 (0.44; 1.06)

0.76 (0.50; 1.15)

0.82 (0.30; 1.34)

  < 10 min/week2

Ref

0.776

Ref

0.456

Ref

0.205

Ref

0.458

  ≥ 10 min/week2

0.93 (0.57; 1.51)

0.67 (0.23; 1.93)

0.75 (0.50; 1.01)

0.76 (0.38; 1.14)

  < 10 min/week3

Ref

0.823

Ref

0.447

Ref

 

Ref

0.446

  ≥ 10 min/week3

0.94 (0.58; 1.53)

0.66 (0.22; 1.92)

0.21 (0.50; 1.16)

0.215

0.75 (0.45; 1.05)

Cycling

  < 10 min/week1

Ref

 < 0.001

Ref

0.002

Ref

0.415

Ref

0.351

  ≥ 10 min/week1

0.76 (0.62; 0.90)

0.65 (0.51; 0.79)

0.70 (0.29; 1.64)

0.89 (0.70; 1.08)

  < 10 min/week2

Ref

 < 0.001

Ref

0.023

Ref

0.293

Ref

0.286

  ≥ 10 min/week2

0.82 (0.74; 0.90)

0.80 (0.66; 0.94)

0.61 (0.24; 1.52)

0.90 (0.45; 1.35)

  < 10 min/week3

Ref

0.003

Ref

0.034

Ref

0.311

Ref

0.323

  ≥ 10 min/week3

0.86 (0.88; 0.94)

0.90 (0.83; 0.97)

0.62 (0.25; 1.54)

0.70 (0.20; 1.20)

  1. Model 1: unadjusted model;
  2. Model 2: adjusted for country, sex, age, socio-economic level, and race/ethnicity;
  3. Model 3: Model 1 + leisure-time physical activity + energy intake