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Table 3 TV viewing, physical activity and incident central obesity (men, waist >102 cm; women >88 cm) over 4 years follow-up (N = 2947)

From: Television viewing time and risk of incident obesity and central obesity: the English longitudinal study of ageing

TV/Physical activity exposure

Cases/N

Model 1 OR (95% CI)

Model 2 OR (95% CI)

TV viewing

<2 hrs/d

69/402

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

≥2 < 4 hrs/d

230/1134

1.20 (0.89, 1.62)

1.19 (0.88, 1.61)

≥4 < 6 hrs/d

162/699

1.40 (1.02, 1.92)

1.25 (0.90, 1.73)

≥6 hrs/d

193/712

1.71 (1.26, 2.34)

1.48 (1.07, 2.03)

p-trend

 

<0.001

0.015

Physical activity

Inactive

129/405

1.0 (ref)

1.0 (ref)

Moderate

334/1374

0.69 (0.54, 0.88)

0.81 (0.63, 1.06)

Vigorous

191/1168

0.43 (0.33, 0.56)

0.54 (0.40, 0.72)

p-trend

 

<0.001

<0.001

  1. Model 1: adjusted for age and sex.
  2. Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, physical activity (or TV viewing), smoking, alcohol, depressive symptoms, long standing illness, disability (impairment in activities of daily living [ADLs]/ instrumental activities of daily living [IADLs]), CV medications.
  3. Analytic sample excludes centrally obese participants at baseline.
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