Table 3

Accelerometer measured activity pattern (minutes per week) by vision status in the NHANES (2003–2006) adults aged 20–49 years

MaleFemale
Unadjusted β (95% CI)MV-adjusted β (95% CI)*Marginal meanUnadjusted β (95% CI)MV-adjusted β (95% CI)*Marginal mean
Sedentary time
Normal visionRefRef3367.7RefRef3326.2
Uncorrected refractive error−55.8 (−213.0 to 101.4)−13.5 (−180.8 to 153.9)3354.2−5.0 (−184.5 to 174.5)9.9 (−193.6 to 213.4)3336.1
Visual impairment52.7 (−496.7 to 602.2)273.9 (−323.3 to 871.0)3641.5257.9 (−90.8 to 606.5)329.8 (12.5 to 647.0)3655.9
P trend0.6460.6590.6660.500
Light-intensity physical activity
Normal visionRefRef1871.5RefRef1900.1
Uncorrected refractive error41.3 (−71.8 to 154.3)25.1 (−86.5 to 136.8)1896.623.7 (−84.1 to 131.5)6.5 (−101.6 to 114.7)1906.7
Visual impairment292.8 (−37.5 to 623.1)7.3 (−77.9 to 505.1)2085.1−5.7 (−256.4 to 245.0)−15.5 (−264.5 to 233.4)1884.6
P trend0.0470.1980.7170.953
Lifestyle physical activity
Normal visionRefRef815.9RefRef654.5
Uncorrected refractive error9.9 (−55.74 to 75.5)−2.4 (−70.1 to 65.3)813.5−13.3 (−59.6 to 33.1)−15.0 (−60.6 to 30.6)639.5
Visual impairment115.9 (−112.8 to 344.5)45.9 (−157.2 to 249.1)861.8−68.6 (−187.6 to 50.3)−81.3 (−181.7 to 19.0)573.2
P trend0.3300.8420.3370.249
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Normal visionRefRef62.6RefRef49.8
Uncorrected refractive error11.4 (−4.2 to 27.0)10.2 (−6.8 to 27.2)72.92.1 (−8.4 to 12.6)−2.9 (−11.5 to 5.7)46.9
Visual impairment2.7 (−28.3 to 33.7)3.9 (−25.9 to 33.7)66.51.7 (−29.3 to 32.7)-2.7 (−25.5 to 20.1)47.1
P trend0.2260.2870.6240.457
  • *MV-adjusted models included age (continuous), BMI, race, household income, employment status, smoking status and chronic illness.

  • BMI, body mass index; MV, multivariate; NHANES, National Health Nutrition and Examinations Survey.