Table 3 Associations of total PA, LTPA and OPA with the prevalence of hypertension in men and women

by METs

Men

Total PA

< 0.001

Inactive (0 METs-min/wk),

3995

1897 (47.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Insufficiently active (1-499 METs-min/wk)

4212

1933 (45.9)

0.94 (0.86–1.02)

0.95 (0.87–1.04)

1.00 (0.90–1.09)

Active (≥ 500 METs-min/wk)

3294

1314 (11.4)

0.73 (0.67–0.81)

0.87 (0.79–0.95)

0.93 (0.84–1.03)

LTPA

< 0.001

Inactive (0 METs-min/wk),

7923

3764 (47.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Insufficiently active (1-499 METs-min/wk)

1316

494 (37.5)

0.66 (0.59–0.75)

0.84 (0.74–0.95)

0.87 (0.76–0.99)

0.87 (0.76–0.99)

Active (≥ 500 METs-min/wk)

2262

886 (39.2)

0.71 (0.65–0.78)

0.84 (0.76–0.93)

0.90 (0.81–0.99)

0.90 (0.81–0.99)

OPA

0.44

Inactive (0 METs-min/wk),

10,550

4752 (45.0)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Insufficiently active (1-499 METs-min/wk)

297

123 (41.4)

0.86 (0.68–1.09)

1.01 (0.79–1.29)

1.01 (0.79–1.39)

1.01 (0.79–1.29)

Active (≥ 500 METs-min/wk)

654

269 (41.1)

0.85 (0.73–1.00)

1.10 (0.93–1.30)

1.12 (0.95–1.33)

1.13 (0.96–1.34)

Women

Total PA

Inactive (0 METs-min/wk),

5282

2328 (44.1)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Insufficiently active (1-499 METs-min/wk)

6816

2624 (38.5)

0.79 (0.74–0.85)

0.90 (0.82–0.97)

0.94 (0.86–1.02)

Active (≥ 500 METs-min/wk)

2935

799 (27.2)

0.48 (0.43–0.52)

0.77 (0.69–0.86)

0.88 (0.79–0.99)

LTPA

Inactive (0 METs-min/wk),

11,872

4925 (41.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Insufficiently active (1-499 METs-min/wk)

1304

372 (28.5)

0.56 (0.50–0.64)

0.87 (0.76-1.00)

1.01 (0.88–1.17)

1.01 (0.88–1.17)

Active (≥ 500 METs-min/wk)

1857

454 (24.4)

0.46 (0.41–0.51)

0.75 (0.66–0.85)

0.88 (0.77–0.99)

0.87 (0.77–0.99)

OPA

Inactive (0 METs-min/wk),

14,193

5465 (38.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Insufficiently active (1-499 METs-min/wk)

332

118 (35.5)

0.88 (0.70–1.11)

1.10 (0.85–1.43)

1.16 (0.89–1.51)

1.16 (0.90–1.51)

Active (≥ 500 METs-min/wk)

508

168 (33.1)

0.79 (0.65–0.95)

1.20 (0.97–1.48)

1.22 (0.98–1.52)

1.23 (0.99–1.53)

by intensity

Men

Total PA

0.007

Inactive

3995

1897 (57.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Moderate to vigorous intensity

7506

3247 (43.3)

0.84 (0.78–0.91)

0.82 (0.84–0.99)

0.97 (0.89–1.05)

LTPA

0.003

Inactive

7923

3764 (47.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Moderate to vigorous intensity

3578

1380 (38.6)

0.69 (0.64–0.75)

0.84 (0.77–0.92)

0.89 (0.81–0.97)

0.89 (0.81–0.97)

OPA

0.57

Inactive

10,550

4752 (45.0)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Moderate to vigorous intensity

951

392 (41.2)

0.86 (0.75–0.98)

1.07 (0.93–1.23)

1.08 (0.94–1.25)

1.09 (0.95–1.26)

Women

Total PA

Inactive

5282

2328 (44.1)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Moderate to vigorous intensity

9751

3423 (35.1)

0.69 (0.64–0.74)

0.86 (0.80–0.93)

0.92 (0.85–0.99)

LTPA

Inactive

11,872

4925 (41.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Moderate to vigorous intensity

3161

826 (26.1)

0.50 (0.46–0.55)

0.80 (0.73–0.88)

0.93 (0.84–1.03)

0.93 (0.84–1.03)

OPA

Inactive

14,193

5465 (38.5)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

1 (reference)

Moderate to vigorous intensity

840

286 (34.0)

0.82 (0.71–0.96)

1.16 (0.98–1.37)

1.20 (1.01–1.42)

1.20 (1.01–1.43)