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

Table 5

Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) according to waist-to-height ratio (WHtR).

		Model 1	P value	Model 2	P value	Model 3	P value
Physically Active
WHtR	≤0.50	1 (reference)		1 (reference)		1 (reference)	0.343
	0.50	1.32(0.75-2.33)	0.338	1.30(0.73-2.31)	0.370	1.33(0.74-2.37)
Physically Inactive
WHtR	≤0.50	1 (reference)		1 (reference)		1 (reference)
	0.50	2.31(1.46-3.66)	<0.001	2.26(1.40-3.65)	0.001	2.08(1.29-3.40)	0.003

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 BMI, smoking, and alcohol consumption.
Model 3 adjusted for Model 2 plus prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.