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Table 3 Relative risk of having metabolic syndrome by physical activity in cardiorespiratory fitness stratified analysis and by cardiorespiratory fitness in physical activity stratified analysis

From: Associations of cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity, and obesity with metabolic syndrome in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women

	Unfit			Fit
	No. (%) of MS	OR (95% CI)	P	No. (%) of MS	OR (95% CI)	P
PA
Inactive	14 (56.0)	1 (reference)		5 (14.3)	1 (reference)
Active	12 (34.3)	0.68 (0.20–2.32)	0.543	9 (10.1)	0.28 (0.07–1.07)	0.062
	Inactive			Active
	No. (%) of MS	OR (95% CI)	P	No. (%) of MS	OR (95% CI)	P
CRF
Unfit	14 (56.0)	1 (reference)		12 (34.3)	1 (reference)
Fit	5 (14.3)	0.18 (0.05–0.66)	0.010	9 (10.1)	0.55 (0.15–2.09)	0.381

Data are presented as number and percentage for categorical variables and OR (95% CI).
Models were adjusted for age (year), BMI (kg/m²) and dietary total calories intake (kcal/day).
CRF, cardiorespiratory fitness; PA, physical activity; and MS, metabolic syndrome.

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