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Table 5 Partial Correlation Coefficients (P-value) Between Physical Activity Monitor Measures and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors* by Gender-Race/Ethnic Groups - NHANES 2003-2006, ages 20-65 y (n = 3168)

From: Assessing Physical Activity and its Relationship to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: NHANES 2003-2006

 

Systolic BP

Diastolic BP

Total Cholesterol

HDL-cholesterol

Plasma Glucose**

Hypertension

Diabetes

White Males (n = 896)

       

Activity Counts per min

-0.05

(0.17)

-0.04

(0.28)

-0.001

(0.99)

0.18

(<0.001)

-0.06

(0.21)

-0.13

(<0.001)

-0.10

(0.003)

Mod & Vig Activity (min in 1-min bouts)

-0.08

(0.01)

-0.02

(0.50)

-0.002

(0.95)

0.12

(<0.001)

-0.05

(0.34)

-0.11

(0.001)

-0.11

(0.001)

Black Males (n = 360)

       

Activity Counts per min

-0.02

(0.74)

0.06

(0.22)

0.02

(0.67)

0.05

(0.36)

-0.16

(0.05)

0.09

(0.11)

-0.08

(0.14)

Mod & Vig Activity (min in 1-min bouts)

-0.05

(0.37)

0.05

(0.33)

0.007

(0.89)

0.11

(0.03)

-0.14

(0.08)

0.07

(0.22)

-0.10

(0.05)

Mexican-American Males (n = 440)

       

Activity Counts per min

0.048

(0.313)

-0.03

(0.59)

-0.002

(0.97)

0.02

(0.66)

0.01

(0.85)

-0.01

(0.81)

-0.01

(0.78)

Mod & Vig Activity (min in 1-min bouts)

0.068

(0.153)

-0.07

(0.14)

-0.02

(0.64)

0.01

(0.81)

-0.05

(0.51)

0.02

(0.74)

-0.02

(0.72)

White Females (n = 784)

       

Activity Counts per min

-0.03

(0.44)

0.01

(0.76)

0.02

(0.53)

0.11

(0.002)

-0.05

(0.31)

-0.11

(0.003)

-0.04

(0.33)

Mod & Vig Activity (min in 1-min bouts)

-0.04

(0.27)

0.03

(0.44)

-0.02

(0.67)

0.11

(0.002)

-0.09

(0.08)

-0.10

(0.006)

-0.04

(0.22)

Black Females (n = 329)

       

Activity Counts per min

0.02

(0.71)

0.08

(0.18)

-0.03

(0.61)

0.05

(0.40)

-0.19

(0.02)

-0.02

(0.76)

-0.15

(0.008)

Mod & Vig Activity (min in 1-min bouts)

-0.008

(0.88)

0.02

(0.76)

0.04

(0.45)

0.08

(0.15)

-0.159

(0.05)

-0.01

(0.83)

-0.08

(0.13)

Mexican-American Females (n = 360)

       

Activity Counts per min

-0.04

(0.44)

-0.08

(0.15)

-0.04

(0.40)

0.04

(0.48)

-0.04

(0.63)

-0.13

(0.01)

-0.06

(0.26)

Mod & Vig Activity (min in 1-min bouts)

-0.05

(0.38)

-0.05

(0.38)

0.01

(0.82)

0.10

(0.05)

-0.10

(0.22)

-0.12

(0.03)

-0.07

(0.17)

  1. *Adjusted for age and BMI
  2. ** Plasma glucose concentration adjusted by fasting sampling weights. Plasma glucose sample sizes: n = 771 white, n = 306 black, n = 370 Mexican American, n = 1447 total sample