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Table 3 Comparisons between adulthood impact groups (high, mixed, low) in terms of midlife vertebral CSA. Results from linear regression models

From: High-impact exercise in adulthood and vertebral dimensions in midlife - the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study

 

Men (n = 459)

Women (n = 564)

Crude

Adjusteda

Crude

Adjusteda

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

β

(95% CI)

Adulthood impact group

 Mixed vs. low

−2.1

(−39.8; 35.6)

2.1

(−33.8; 38.1)

19.5

(3.3; 59.2)

36.8

(11.2; 62.5)

 High vs. low

−5.6

(−45.7; 34.6)

5.0

(−33,7; 43.7)

27.6

(1.5; 53.8)

43.2

(15.2; 71.1)

  1. aAdjusted for vertebral height and BMI at age 46. β Beta estimate (mm2). CI confidence interval