Table 4 Effect of PA on MI or stroke among female participants stratified by age (OR (95%CI)).

From: Associations of physical activity types and intensity with cardiovascular diseases by age and gender among 18,730 Chinese adults

 

Age

< 45

45–59

60–74

75–

MI

 MPA*

–

0.534 (0.140–2.041)

0.265 (0.134–0.527)**

0.856 (0.253–2.902)

 VPA*

–

0.268 (0.077–0.933)**

0.257 (0.143–0.464)**

1.042 (0.333–3.262)

Stroke

 MPA*

–

1.669 (0.497–5.611)

0.467 (0.309–0.705)**

0.378 (0.182–0.783)**

 VPA*

–

1.459 (0.455–4.675)

0.321 (0.219–0.471)**

0.415 (0.213–0.810)**

MS

 MPA*

–

1.102 (0.452–2.683)

0.154 (0.126–0.187)**

0.449 (0.234–0.862)**

 VPA*

–

0.847 (0.365–1.966)

0.108 (0.095–0.123)**

0.545 (0.301–0.986)**

  1. **Compared with light-level physical activity, P < 0.01; *indicates P < 0.05.
  2. For people aged no more than 45 years, 1 was diagnosed with MI, 6 were diagnosed with MI or stroke.
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