Table 4

Accelerometer measured activity pattern (minutes per week) by vision status in the NHANES (2003–2006) adults aged 50 years and older

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 visionRefRef3756.2RefRef3502.5
Uncorrected refractive error−42.0 (−196.9 to 112.9)−100.7 (−271.5 to 70.0)3655.5211.0 (47.9 to 374.2)123.8 (−52.4 to 300.0)3626.3
Visual impairment290.9 (−26.9 to 608.7)230.8 (−183.3 to 513.0)3921.0318.3 (44.4 to 592.2)179.6 (−104.9 to 464.1)3682.1
P trend0.2440.8160.0030.098
Light-intensity physical activity
Normal visionRefRef1815.6RefRef1914.4
Uncorrected refractive error−202.7 (−330.4 to −75.0)−134.9 (−257.6 to −12.2)1680.7−115.9 (−187.5 to −44.3)−34.9 (−103.6 to 24.8)1875.0
Visual impairment−196.0 (−311.91 to −80.1)−57.2 (−182.2 to 67.81)1758.4−194.8 (−335.3 to −54.2)−56.6 (−205.9 to 92.7)1857.8
P trend<0.0010.0630.0010.234
Lifestyle physical activity
Normal visionRefRef632.2RefRef507.2
Uncorrected refractive error−126.6 (−190.4 to −62.8)−54.4 (−106.1 to −2.7)577.8−103.5 (−143.2 to −63.8)−41.0 (−79.8 to −2.3)466.1
Visual impairment−224.1 (−298.9 to −149.2)−56.5 (−140.0 to 27.0)575.6−221.0 (−269.2 to −172.8)−82.8 (−147.8 to −17.8)424.4
P trend<0.0010.051<0.0010.009
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Normal visionRefRef48.1RefRef30.3
Uncorrected refractive error−9.2 (−23.3 to 4.9)−5.0 (−21.5 to 9.4)42.1−4.4 (−17.1 to 8.45)3.4 (−8.6 to 15.4)33.7
Visual impairment−16.7 (−43.7 to 10.3)−5.0 (−36.6 to 26.7)43.20.2 (−21.8 to 22.3)13.9 (−10.6 to 38.5)44.2
P trend0.1270.5790.7620.299
  • *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.