Table 4.

Correlates of sitting time (natural logarithm) in Omani men and women, Sur Healthy Lifestyle Survey, 2006

	Men			Women
	n†	exp(b)‡	95 % CI	n†	exp(b)‡	95 % CI
Age
20–29 years	197	1·00	Ref.	266	1·00	Ref.
30–39 years	177	1·07	0·88, 1·28	272	0·81**	0·69, 0·94
≥40 years	217	1·04	0·83, 1·31	206	0·71**	0·57, 0·88
P for trend	0·688		0·001
Education
Less than secondary	243	1·00	Ref.	321	1·00	Ref.
Secondary	221	1·20	0·98, 1·46	157	0·85	0·68, 1·06
Post-secondary	127	1·32*	1·06, 1·65	266	0·99	0·76, 1·29
P for trend	0·013		0·962
Work status
Employed	461	1·00	Ref.	310	1·00	Ref.
Not employed	130	1·03	0·87, 1·22	434	1·49**	1·18, 1·89
Marital status
Not married	198	1	Ref.	315	1	Ref.
Married	393	1·08	0·91, 1·29	429	0·99	0·85, 1·15
Fruit and vegetable intake
<2 servings/d	310	1·00	Ref.	361	1·00	Ref.
≥2 servings/d	281	0·98	0·85, 1·13	383	0·91	0·79, 1·05
BMI (kg/m2)	591	1·00	0·99, 1·02	744	1·01*	1·00, 1·02

Ref., referent category.

*P < 0·05; **P < 0·01.

†Unweighted n.

‡Regression coefficient, back-transformed from the log scale weighted to the Sur City population, 2003; represents the ratio of sitting time relative to the referent group (categorical variables) or of a one unit increase (continuous variables).