Estimated VO2max (mL/kg/min) in association with perceived health, anthropometrics and chronic condition correlates
| Estimated VO2max | Low estimated VO2max | |||
| n | Median (95% CI) | % within subgroup | OR* (95% CI) | |
| Sleep | ||||
| Very well/well | 2401 | 34.2 (33.9 to 34.5)† | 31 | 1 (ref) |
| Rather well/badly/very badly | 2835 | 32.6 (32.2 to 32.9) | 35 | 1.22 (1.09 to 1.38) |
| Stress | ||||
| No stress/some stress during last 5 years | 4089 | 33.7 (33.4 to 33.9)† | 33 | 1 (ref) |
| Constant stress last 1–5 years | 1129 | 32.2 (31.8 to 32.6) | 36 | 1.25 (1.08 to 1.44) |
| Control at work | ||||
| Strongly agree/agree | 3846 | 33.8 (33.6 to 34.1)† | 31 | 1 (ref) |
| Neutral/do not agree/do not agree at all | 1111 | 32.3 (31.9 to 32.8) | 35 | 1.23 (1.06 to 1.42) |
| Control in life | ||||
| Do not agree at all/do not agree | 2976 | 34.0 (33.7 to 34.3)† | 30 | 1 (ref) |
| Neutral/agree/strongly agree | 2193 | 32.5 (32.1 to 32.8) | 37 | 1.46 (1.29 to 1.64) |
| General health | ||||
| Excellent/very good | 2698 | 35.0 (34.8 to 35.3)‡ | 23 | 1 (ref) |
| Good | 1818 | 32.5 (32.2 to 33.0) | 40 | 2.41 (2.11 to 2.75) |
| Somewhat bad/bad | 729 | 29.4 (28.8 to 30.1) | 56 | 4.80 (4.02 to 5.73) |
| Body mass index with estimated VO2max in L/min | ||||
| <18 | 11 | 2.09 (1.79 to 2.55)‡ | 55 | 0.65 (0.19 to 2.29) |
| 18.0–24.9 | 2025 | 2.38 (2.35 to 2.40) | 36 | 1 (ref)§ |
| 25.0–29.9 | 2341 | 2.75 (2.70 to 2.80) | 33 | 2.32 (1.95 to 2.76) |
| 30.0–34.9 | 728 | 2.63 (2.52 to 2.73) | 29 | 5.79 (4.30 to 7.81) |
| ≥35 | 203 | 2.38 (2.29 to 2.49) | 29 | 16.6 (10.2 to 27.1) |
| Waist circumference | ||||
| Low waist (<88 cm women, <102 cm men) | 3191 | 36.4 (36.2 to 36.7)† | 15 | 1 (ref) |
| High waist (≥88 cm women, ≥102 cm men) | 2114 | 28.9 (28.6 to 29.2) | 61 | 10.2 (8.8 to 11.7) |
| Depression symptoms | ||||
| No | 3687 | 33.9 (33.7 to 34.2)† | 32 | 1 (ref) |
| Yes | 1495 | 32.0 (31.6 to 32.3) | 37 | 1.33 (1.17 to 1.51) |
| Chronic conditions¶ | ||||
| 0 | 3465 | 33.9 (33.7 to 34.3)‡ | 30 | 1 (ref) |
| 1–2 | 1705 | 32.3 (31.9 to 32.8) | 39 | 1.38 (1.22 to 1.57) |
| ≥3 | 138 | 31.0 (29.7 to 32.7) | 51 | 2.09 (1.48 to 2.96) |
| Cardiovascular disease, hypertension and/or lung disease | ||||
| No | 4069 | 33.7 (33.5 to 34.0) | 32 | 1 (ref) |
| Yes | 1239 | 32.0 (31.5 to 32.5) | 37 | 1.42 (1.24 to 1.62) |
*Adjusted for sex and age, comparing the lowest sex-specific tertile of estimated VO2max with the two higher tertiles.
†Significantly different from other subgroup (Mann-Whitney U test, p<0.0001).
‡Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance p<0.0001.
§Sex-specific tertiles based on L/min. Analyses additionally adjusted for weight in kg.
¶Includes cardiovascular disease, hypertension, lung disease, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, rheumatic disease and cancer.