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Table 3 Association of all PA (last 12 months; independent variable) and change in BMI (dependent variable)

From: Association between physical activity and longitudinal change in body mass index in middle-aged and older adults

Effect

Estimate

95% CI

p

Intercept

30.629

29.813, 31.444

< 0.0001

Male sex

0.649

0.358, 0.940

< 0.0001

Education years

-0.193

-0.248, -0.139

< 0.0001

Charlson index

0.163

0.115, 0.211

< 0.0001

Years since baseline

-0.047

-0.060, -0.035

< 0.0001

Age

-1.440

-1.598, -1.281

< 0.0001

All PA last 12 months

-1.133

-1.282, -0.985

< 0.0001

Years since baseline * Age

-0.040

-0.053, -0.026

< 0.0001

Years since baseline * All PA last 12 months

0.031

0.018, 0.043

< 0.0001

Age * All PA last 12 months

0.360

0.215, 0.505

< 0.0001

Years since baseline * Age * All PA last 12 months

-0.002

-0.015, 0.012

0.806

  1. Abbreviations: PA = physical activity; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval. All physical activity and age were z-scored