Table 7. Odds ratios for development of the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Finnish men according to categories of baseline leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and cardiorespiratory fitness.

LTPA

tertiles

OR, model 1*

OR, model 2†

OR, model 3‡

OR, model 4§

Total LTPA (min·wk-1)

<270 min·wk-1

1

1

1

1

1

270–486 min·wk-1

 2

0.72 (0.43-1.19)

0.66 (0.38-1.15)

0.73 (0.44-1.22)

0.83 (0.45-1.52)

487 min·wk-1

3

0.52 (0.30-0.89)

0.55 (0.31-0.98)

0.53 (0.31-0.92)

0.54 (0.28-1.04)

Trend (P)

  

0.055

0.10

0.073

0.18

Low-intensity LTPA (<4.5 METsll, min·wk-1)

<111 min·wk-1

1

1

1

1

1

111–270min·wk-1

2

0.86 (0.52-1.42)

0.93 (0.54-1.60)

0.90 (0.54-1.49)

0.97 (0.52-1.79)

271 min·wk-1

3

0.60 (0.35-1.03)

0.62 (0.35-1.10)

0.61 (0.35-1.05)

0.66 (0.34-1.28)

Trend (P)

  

0.17

0.23

0.20

0.41

Moderate and vigorous LTPA (4.5 METs, min·wk-1)

   60 min·wk-1

  

1

1

1

1

   61–180 min·wk-1

  

0.82 (0.49-1.37)

0.74 (0.42-1.30)

0.82 (0.48-1.38)

0.86 (0.46-1.60)

   180 min·wk-1

  

0.52 (0.30-0.89)

0.52 (0.29-0.92)

0.52 (0.30-0.90)

0.55 (0.29-1.04)

   Trend (P)

  

0.047

0.078

0.058

0.16

Vigorous LTPA (7.5 METs, min·wk-1)

   <10 min·wk-1

1

1

1

1

1

   10–59 min·wk-1

2

0.64 (0.39-1.05)

0.58 (0.34-0.98)

0.65 (0.39-1.08)

0.60 (0.33-1.09)

   60 min·wk-1

3

0.37 (0.21-0.65)

0.32 (0.18-0.59)

0.37 (0.21-0.66)

0.36 (0.19-0.70)

   Trend (P)

  

0.002

0.001

0.003

0.009

VO2max (ml·kg-1·min-1)

    28.9

1

1

1

1

1

    29.0-35.6

2

0.52 (0.31-0.86)

0.59 (0.34-1.01)

0.53 (0.31-0.89)

0.84 (0.45-1.56)

    35.7

3

0.24 (0.13-0.47)

0.36 (0.18-0.73)

0.25 (0.13-0.49)

0.70 (0.31-1.58)

    Trend (P)

  

<0.001

0.014

<0.001

0.69
               
* adjusted for age category. † adjusted for age category and body mass index. ‡  adjusted for age category, body mass index, adult socioeconomic status, presence of cardiovascular disease, smoking (not at all, 1-19 cigarettes per day or 20 or more cigarettes per day) and alcohol consumption (abstainers, low intake and high intake according to g·wk-1 consumption). § adjusted for age category; body mass index; waist-hip ratio; use of antihypertensive medications; systolic and diastolic blood pressure; and concentrations of high-density lipoprotein, triacylglycerol, insulin and glucose; family history of diabetes mellitus. ll METs, metabolic equivalents.