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Table 3 Comparison of metabolic risk outcomes and body composition between active and inactive black South African women based on multiple imputation

From: Patterns, levels and correlates of self-reported physical activity in urban black Soweto women

  

GPAQ inactive

 

GPAQ active

Dependent variable

N

Mean (95 % CI)

N

Mean (95 % CI)

Fasting blood glucose (mmol.L −1 )

309

5.13 (4.92, 5.33)

630

5.32 (5.10, 5.53)

Fasting insulin (pmol.L −1 )

306

7.14 (6.31, 8.09)

625

6.78 (5.96, 7.71)

High density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol.L −1 )

306

1.27 (1.15, 1.40)

618

1.38 (1.23, 1.55)

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol.L −1 )

306

1.26 (1.18, 1.35)

618

1.18 (1.12, 1.24)

Total cholesterol (mmol.L −1 )

306

3.52 (3.3, 3.75)

618

3.30 (3.10, 3.50)

Triglycerides (mmol.L −1 )

306

1.06 (0.98, 1.14)

618

1.10 (1.03,1.17)

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

305

115 (112, 117)

620

114 (112, 117)

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)

305

76 (74, 77)

620

77 (76, 78)

Fat mass (kg)

309

29.42 (28.21, 30.62)

635

29.01 (28.15, 29.87)

Fat free soft tissue mass (kg)

309

38.15 (37.47, 38.84)

635

38.34 (37.82, 38.85)

Waist circumference (cm)

316

86.06 (84.63, 87.49)

650

87.25(86.22, 88.28)

Body mass index (kg.m −2 )

321

30.22 (29.48, 30.97)

656

30.30 (29.78, 30.81)

  1. Data expressed as mean (95% CIs).
  2. GPAQ: Global physical activity questionnaire.