Journal article
Use of Quantile Regression to Investigate the Longitudinal Association between Physical Activity and Body Mass Index
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), Vol.22(5), pp.E149-E156
05/01/2014
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20618
PMCID: PMC3954962
PMID: 24039223
Abstract
Objective: To examine associations among age, physical activity (PA), and birth cohort on body mass index (BMI) percentiles in men.
Methods: Longitudinal analyses using quantile regression were conducted among men with >= two examinations between 1970 and 2006 from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study (n = 17,759). Height and weight were measured; men reported their PA and were categorized as inactive, moderately, or highly active at each visit. Analyses allowed for longitudinal changes in PA.
Results: BMI was greater in older than younger men and in those born in 1960 than those born in 1940. Inactive men gained weight significantly more rapidly than active men. At the 10(th) percentile, increases in BMI among inactive, moderately active, and highly active men were 0.092, 0.078, and 0.069 kg/m(2) per year of age, respectively. The 10(th) percentile increased by 0.081 kg/m(2) per birth year and by 0.180 kg/m(2) at the 90(th) percentile, controlling for age.
Conclusion: Although BMI increased with age, PA reduced the magnitude of the gradient among active compared to inactive men. Regular PA had an important, protective effect against weight gain. This study provides evidence of the utility of quantile regression to examine the specific causes of the obesity epidemic.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Use of Quantile Regression to Investigate the Longitudinal Association between Physical Activity and Body Mass Index
- Creators
- Matteo Bottai - Karolinska InstitutetEdward A. Frongillo - University of South CarolinaXuemei Sui - University of South CarolinaJennifer R. O'Neill - University of South CarolinaRobert E. McKeown - University of South CarolinaTrudy L. Burns - University of IowaAngela D. Liese - University of South CarolinaSteven N. Blair - University of South CarolinaRussell R. Pate - University of South Carolina
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), Vol.22(5), pp.E149-E156
- DOI
- 10.1002/oby.20618
- PMID
- 24039223
- PMCID
- PMC3954962
- NLM abbreviation
- Obesity (Silver Spring)
- ISSN
- 1930-7381
- eISSN
- 1930-739X
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- R37AG006945 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) P30ES005605 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) R21 DK088195 / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) R01HL062508 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) AG006945; HL062508 / National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA W81XWH-08-1-0082 / U. S. Department of Defense; United States Department of Defense R21DK088195 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology; Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984363622602771
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