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Is active transport and leisure time physical activity associated with inflammatory markers in US adults: Cross-sectional analyses from NHANES
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posted on 2023-08-30, 16:05 authored by Lee Smith, Brendon Stubbs, Liang Hu, Nicola Veronese, Davy Vancampfort, Genevieve K. R. Williams, Domenico Vicinanza, Sarah E. Jackson, Li Ying, Guillermo F. López-Sánchez, Lin YangBackground: To investigate the association between levels of active transport and levels of leisure time physical activity (LTPA) with C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell count (WBC), body mass index (BMI),waist circumference (WC), and lipids, in a large representative sample of adults residing in the US.
Methods: Cross-sectional data fromthe National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Adjusted multinomial logistic regressions were carried out to quantify associations between levels of self-reported active transport (or LTPA) and quintiles of anthropometric measures and serum markers.
Results: 3,248 adults were included. For serum inflammatory biomarkers, we observed a lower likelihood of being in the top quintile groups of circulating CRP (aOR: 0.60, 95%CI: 0.40 to 0.90) and WBC (aOR: 0.65, 95%CI: 0.44 to 0.95) with engaging in low to medium levels active transport, but not with higher levels of active transport. Higher levels of LTPA were associated with lower likelihood of having high levels of serum inflammatory biomarkers (aOR: 0.60, 95%CI: 0.42 to 0.86 in the top CRP group; aOR: 0.58, 95%CI: 0.39 to 0.87 in top WBC group).
Conclusions: Promoting active transport and/or LTPA may be a beneficial strategy to improving some, but not all, cardio-metabolic health outcomes.
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Refereed
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16Issue number
7Page range
540-546Publication title
Journal of Physical Activity and HealthISSN
1543-5474External DOI
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Human KineticsFile version
- Accepted version
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- eng
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2019-03-04Legacy creation date
2019-03-02Legacy Faculty/School/Department
Faculty of Science & EngineeringNote
Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2018-0423. © Human Kinetics, Inc.Usage metrics
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