Table 3 Odds ratios (ORs with 95 % CIs) for regular exercise in men aged 16–63 years, obtained by applying mixed models with random intercepts and random slopes

Fixed effects

Rate of change

Agec (Int)

Centered at 44 y

1.014

1.004-1.025

1.019

1.008-1.030

Agec*cohort

1.0007

1.0002-1.0013

1.0010

1.0004-1.0016

Agec-squared

1.0017

1.0011-1.0023

1.0018

1.0012-1.0024

Initial status

Cohortc

Centered at 1954

1.04

1.03-1.05

1.03

1.02-1.04

Education

Low-Middle

1

High

1.53

1.33-1.76

Smoking

Non-smoker

1

Former

0.77

0.66-0.91

Daily

0.32

0.27-0.39

BMI (kg/m²)

Centered at 24

0.94

0.92-0.96

Self-reported health status

Good

2.04

1.69-2.47

Poor

1

Variance

Standard error

Variance

Standard error

2.24

0.22

1.94

0.20

0.0029

0.0010

0.0027

0.0010

0.015

0.108

0.019

0.0098