Research Article

Hostility Modifies the Association between TV Viewing and Cardiometabolic Risk

Table 3

Correlations between TV viewing and cardiometabolic risk variables by hostility, CARDIA, 1985–2005.

Low hostilityClustered 10WST 10HOMA 10bTRI 10bHDL 10SBP 10

TV viewing 5
a0.14***0.16***0.19***0.02−0.040.11***
value<0.001<0.001<0.0010.390.17<0.001

Low hostilityClustered 15WST 15HOMA 15bTRI 15bHDL 15SBP 15

TV viewing 10
0.22***0.21***0.22***0.08**−0.08**0.16***
value<0.001<0.001<0.0010.0080.009<0.001

Low hostilityClustered 20WST 20HOMA 20bTRI 20bHDL 20SBP 20

TV viewing 15
0.22***0.23***0.21***0.06*−0.11***0.16***
value<0.001<0.001<0.0010.05<0.001<0.001

High hostilityClustered 10WST 10HOMA 10bTRI 10bHDL 10SBP 10

TV viewing 5
0.12***0.12***0.14***0.030.020.11***
value<0.001<0.001<0.0010.190.46<0.001

High hostilityClustered 15WST 15HOMA 15bTRI 15bHDL 15SBP 15

TV viewing 10
0.14***0.12***0.14***0.02−0.010.15***
value<0.001<0.001<0.0010.570.67<0.001

High hostilityClustered 20WST 20HOMA 20b TRI 20bHDL 20SBP 20

TV viewing 15
0.16***0.12***0.13***0.05−0.020.20***
value<0.001<0.001<0.0010.080.45<0.001

Clustered: clustered cardiometabolic risk; WST: waist circumference; HOMA: HOMA insulin resistance; TRI: triglycerides; HDL: HDL-cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure.
Results were tested by Spearman’s rank correlation test.
Variables were log-transformed (natural log).
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