Association between Obesity and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Korean Office Workers: The Mediating Effect of Physical Activity

Table 4

Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) according to body mass index (BMI).

		Model 1	P value	Model 2	P value	Model 3	P value
Physically Active
BMI	<25kg/m^2	1 (reference)		1 (reference)		1 (reference)
	25kg/m^2	1.38 (0.81-2.35)	0.240	1.37 (0.80-2.34)	0.260	1.36 (0.78-2.36)	0.274
Physically Inactive
BMI	<25kg/m^2	1 (reference)		1 (reference)		1 (reference)
	25kg/m^2	2.51(1.65-3.80)	<0.001	2.65 (1.71-4.10)	<0.001	2.50 (1.60-3.91)	<0.001

Physically Active: meeting the WHO recommended minimum amount of weekly physical activity. Physically Inactive: not meeting the WHO recommended minimum amount of weekly physical activity.
Model 1 adjusted for age and sex.
Model 2 adjusted for Model 1 plus WHtR, smoking, and alcohol consumption.
Model 3 adjusted for Model 2 plus prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.