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Table 2 AAC status and severity by level of physical activity and sedentary behaviour

From: The association of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary behaviour with abdominal aortic calcification

Characteristic

All (n = 2843) (%)

AAC

No (n = 1981) (% of All)

Yes

p-Value

Yes/No

p-Value

Severe/non-Severe

All yes (n = 862) (% of all)

non-Severe AAC (n = 601) (% of

all Yes)

Severe AAC (n = 261) (% of

all Yes)

MVPA

     

< 0.001***

0.039*

 Any (> 0 min/week)

2081 (73.20)

1506 (72.38)

575 (27.62)

414 (72.00)

161 (28.00)

  

 None (0 min/week)

762 (26.80)

475 (62.34)

287 (37.66)

187 (65.16)

100 (34.84)

  

Transportation MVPA

     

0.045*

0.013*

 Any (> 0 min/week)

652 (22.93)

475 (72.85)

177 (27.15)

137 (77.40)

40 (22.60)

  

 None (0 min/week)

2191 (77.07)

1506 (68.74)

685 (31.26)

464 (67.74)

221 (32.26)

  

Occupational MVPA

     

0.002**

0.021*

 Any (> 0 min/week)

1006 (35.39)

737 (73.26)

269 (26.74)

202 (75.09)

67 (24.91)

  

 None (0 min/week)

1837 (64.61)

1244 (67.72)

593 (32.28)

399 (67.28)

194 (32.72)

  

Leisure MVPA

     

< 0.001***

0.874

 Any (> 0 min/week)

1395 (49.07)

1022 (73.26)

373 (26.74)

259 (69.44)

114 (30.56)

  

 None (0 min/week)

1448 (50.93)

959 (66.23)

489 (33.77)

342 (69.94)

147 (30.06)

  

TSBT

     

0.020*

0.353

 Low ≤ 7.5 h/day

1469 (51.67)

1052 (71.61)

417 (28.39)

297 (71.22)

120 (28.78)

  

 High > 7.5 h/day

1374 (48.33)

929 (67.61)

445 (32.39)

304 (68.31)

141 (31.69)

  
  1. Data is presented as proportions for categorical variables, n (%)
  2. p-Value indicates varying proportions of AAC or AAC severity based on MVPA, transportation MVPA, occupational MVPA, leisure-time MVPA, and TSBT.
  3. Analysis conducted: Chi-square test
  4. AAC abdominal aortic calcification; SAAC severe abdominal aortic calcification; MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; TSBT total sedentary behaviour time
  5. *p < .05;
  6. **p < .01;
  7. ***p < .001