Research Article
Joint Effects of Physical Activity and BMI on Risk of Hypertension in Women: A Longitudinal Study
Table 3
Odds ratios for the association between each of BMI and physical activity and incident hypertension.
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Adjusted for age and education at survey 1 and time-dependent smoking, alcohol consumption, presence of cardiovascular disease, physical activity (in the BMI analysis), and BMI (in the physical activity analysis). †BMI (kg/m2) categorised as healthy: 18.5–25; overweight: 25–29; obese: ≥30. ‡Physical activity defined as nil/sedentary (0–39 metabolic equivalent (MET) min/wk), low (40–599 MET min/wk), moderate (600–1199 MET min/wk) and high (≥1200 MET min/wk). |