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Table 3 Associations of physical activity and obesity with abnormal TC, TG, HDL-C and LDL-C in diabetic and non-diabetic patients

From: Separate and combined associations of physical activity and obesity with lipid-related indices in non-diabetic and diabetic patients

Condition Group

High TC

High TG

Low HDL-C

High LDL-C

OR (95% CI)a

Non-diabetic

 Active and non-obese

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Inactive and non-obese

1.05 (0.98–1.13)

1.21 (1.12–1.30)***

1.16 (1.06–1.27)**

1.04 (0.97–1.12)

 Active and obese

1.21 (1.06–1.38)**

1.79 (1.57–2.04)***

1.97 (1.70–2.27)***

1.32 (1.16–1.50)***

 Inactive and obese

1.21 (1.07–1.37)**

2.23 (1.98–2.51)***

2.17 (1.91–2.47)***

1.35 (1.20–1.52)**

Diabetic

 Active and non-obese

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

 Inactive and non-obese

1.22 (0.96–1.54)

1.35 (1.08–1.68)**

1.31 (1.04–1.64)*

1.04 (0.82–1.30)

 Active and obese

0.89 (0.64–1.24)

1.66 (1.23–2.22)***

1.26 (1.12–1.72)**

0.86 (0.62–1.18)

 Inactive and obese

1.13 (0.80–1.58)

1.70 (1.23–2.33)**

1.70 (1.23–2.35)**

0.96 (0.68–1.34)

  1. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. aAdjusted for age, gender, smoking and alcohol drinking
  3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001