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Table 2 Watching sports on TV and risk of obesity in older adults (n = 6,733)

From: Watching sport on television, physical activity, and risk of obesity in older adults

Frequency of viewing sport on TV

Cases/N

Model 1

Model 2

  

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Once or less a week

1387/4690

Reference

Reference

Twice or more a week

443/1410

1.21 (1.06, 1.38)

1.17 (1.01, 1.35)

Daily

242/633

1.67 (1.40, 2.00)

1.39 (1.15, 1.68)

P-trend

 

<0.001

0.001

  1. Model 1 adjusted for age and sex.
  2. Model 2 adjusted for age, sex, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, total daily TV time, impairments in ADLs/IADLs, self rated health.