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Table 2 Prospective relationship between LAN at baseline and risk of developing obesity at follow-up among non-obesity participants at baseline (N = 190,204)

From: A large prospective investigation of outdoor light at night and obesity in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study

Obesity at Follow-up

LAN in 1996

p-for-trend

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

LAN, nW/cm2/sr (Median, Range)

5.3 (0.7, 9.6)

14.2 (9.7, 20.2)

27.2 (20.3, 35.1)

44.6 (35.2, 57.0)

73.8 (57.1, 220.7)

 

Overall

 No. (%)

3086 (8.3)

3109 (8.1)

3211 (8.1)

3128 (8.1)

3163 (8.8)

 

OR (95%CI)

 Model 1

ref

0.98 (0.93, 1.04)

1.02 (0.97, 1.08)

1.02 (0.96, 1.08)

1.08 (1.02, 1.15)

0.001

 Model 2

ref

1.02 (0.96, 1.10)

1.11 (1.03, 1.19)

1.11 (1.03, 1.20)

1.15 (1.05, 1.25)

0.001

Men (N = 114,305)

 No. (%)

1798 (7.7)

1806 (7.5)

1887 (7.8)

1696 (7.4)

1601 (8.1)

 

 OR (95%CI)

 Model 1

ref

0.95 (0.88, 1.02)

1.04 (0.96, 1.12)

1.00 (0.93, 1.08)

1.12 (1.03, 1.21)

< 0.001

 Model 2

ref

0.98 (0.90, 1.07)

1.11 (1.01, 1.22)

1.07 (0.96, 1.18)

1.12 (1.00, 1.25)

0.04

Women (N = 75,899)

 No. (%)

1288 (9.2)

1303 (9.0)

1324 (8.7)

1432 (9.0)

1562 (9.6)

 

OR (95%CI)

 Model 1

ref

1.03 (0.94, 1.13)

1.00 (0.91, 1.09)

1.04 (0.96, 1.14)

1.05 (0.96, 1.15)

0.24

 Model 2

ref

1.08 (0.97, 1.20)

1.10 (0.98, 1.23)

1.17 (1.04, 1.33)

1.19 (1.04, 1.36)

0.01

  1. Model 1: adjusted for age, sex (for overall analysis alone), and baseline BMI
  2. Model 2: adjusted for variables in model 1, and race/ethnicity, education, baseline state, marital status, census tract median home value, poverty rate and population density
  3. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, LAN light at night, OR odds ratio