The association between the risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease and physical activity in females, stratified by METS 600.
| Variables | MET >600 | MET <600 | p Value |
| Age (years) | 43.9 (0.55) | 52.4 (0.53) | <0.001* |
| Rheumatoid arthritis, n (%) | 0.022* | ||
| Yes | 78 (4.3) | 94 (6.8) | |
| No | 1133 (95.7) | 989 (93.2) | |
| BMI, n (%) | <0.001* | ||
| Underweight | 25 (2.5) | 22 (1.8) | |
| Normal | 430 (38.9) | 293 (26.5) | |
| Overweight | 409 (29.8) | 365 (27.8) | |
| Obese | 440 (28.8) | 567 (43.9) | |
| Postpartum breast feeding, n (%) | <0.001* | ||
| Breast fed | 568 (48.4) | 521 (45.4) | |
| Not breast fed | 348 (28.6) | 462 (41.6) | |
| Never pregnant | 201 (23.0) | 120 (13.0) | |
| Last childbearing age, n (%) | <0.001* | ||
| Never pregnant | 201 (24.3) | 120 (13.7) | |
| Within 20s | 460 (41.6) | 491 (49.2) | |
| Within 30s | 354 (31.4) | 375 (33.2) | |
| More than 40s | 33 (2.7) | 57 (3.9) | |
| Vitamin D insufficiency, n (%) | <0.001* | ||
| 25(OH)D <40 | 244 (14.0) | 317 (23.9) | |
| 25(OH)D >40 | 986 (86.0) | 827 (76.1) |
*indicates a significant factor, p<0.05.
BMI, body mass index.