Association between physical activity level and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents living with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Linear regression model examining the association between triglycerides and physical activity variables after adjusting by potential confounders in young people living with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Independent variables	Dependent variable: Triglycerides
Independent variables	β	95%CI		p	Adjusted R²	R²
Physical activity counts (CPM)
Step 1 (unadjusted)	− 0.001	− 0.003	0.000	0.018	0.173	0.205
Step 2 (adjusted ^†)	− 0.001	− 0.002	0.001	0.344	0.178	0.463
METs (kcal∙h⁻¹∙kg⁻¹)
Step 1 (unadjusted)	− 0.359	− 0.641	− 0.077	0.015	0.178	0.208
Step 2 (adjusted^†)	− 0.272	− 0.839	0.295	0.326	0.202	0.468
Sedentary behaviour (min∙day⁻¹)
Step 1 (unadjusted)	0.002	0.000	0.003	0.041	0.122	0.156
Step 2 (adjusted^†)	0.001	− 0.001	0.003	0.299	0.187	0.468

CPM counts-per-minute, METs metabolic equivalents, β estimated value, CI confidence interval, R² coefficient of determinations
^†Adjusted for age, sex, insulin dose, BMI z-score, and pubertal stage

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