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. 2024 Jan 19;7(1):e2350680. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50680

Table 2. Overall and Subgroup Cox Regression Analysis Output.

Population All-cause Cardiovascular disease
Deaths, No. HR (95% CI) Deaths, No. HR (95% CI)
All participants
Mostly sitting 15 045 1.16 (1.11-1.20) 3234 1.34 (1.22-1.46)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 7257 1.01 (0.97-1.05) 1407 1.11 (1.00-1.22)
Mostly nonsitting 3955 1 [Reference] 730 1 [Reference]
Men
Mostly sitting 8077 1.13 (1.08-1.19) 1784 1.32 (1.19-1.47)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 3658 1.01 (0.96-1.06) 703 1.09 (0.97-1.22)
Mostly nonsitting 3084 1 [Reference] 567 1 [Reference]
Women
Mostly sitting 6968 1.21 (1.12-1.31) 1450 1.29 (1.07-1.55)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 3599 1.03 (0.95-1.12) 704 1.09 (0.90-1.31)
Mostly nonsitting 871 1 [Reference] 163 1 [Reference]
Age <60 y
Mostly sitting 5563 1.06 (1.00-1.12) 925 1.33 (1.14-1.54)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 3665 0.99 (0.93-1.05) 578 1.18 (1.01-1.38)
Mostly nonsitting 1962 1 [Reference] 305 1 [Reference]
Age ≥60 y
Mostly sitting 9482 1.23 (1.16-1.29) 2309 1.32 (1.17-1.48)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 3592 1.02 (0.96-1.08) 829 1.06 (0.93-1.20)
Mostly nonsitting 1993 1 [Reference] 425 1 [Reference]
Smokers
Mostly sitting 5561 1.14 (1.08-1.20) 1199 1.27 (1.12-1.43)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 2671 1.01 (0.95-1.07) 497 1.05 (0.92-1.20)
Mostly nonsitting 2190 1 [Reference] 398 1 [Reference]
Never smokers
Mostly sitting 8737 1.17 (1.11-1.24) 1875 1.40 (1.23-1.61)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 4180 1.02 (0.96-1.08) 836 1.17 (1.01-1.35)
Mostly nonsitting 1560 1 [Reference] 281 1 [Reference]
Body mass index ≥25a
Mostly sitting 5835 1.13 (1.06-1.21) 1433 1.42 (1.23-1.65)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 2805 0.98 (0.91-1.05) 605 1.15 (0.98-1.34)
Mostly nonsitting 1350 1 [Reference] 271 1 [Reference]
Body mass index ≥30a
Mostly sitting 995 1.20 (1.01-1.42) 265 1.72 (1.17-2.54)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 436 0.96 (0.80-1.16) 103 1.31 (0.87-1.98)
Mostly nonsitting 184 1 [Reference] 39 1 [Reference]
With hypertension
Mostly sitting 6627 1.08 (1.02-1.14) 954 1.27 (1.09-1.47)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 3658 0.96 (0.91-1.02) 471 1.06 (0.90-1.25)
Mostly nonsitting 2206 1 [Reference] 295 1 [Reference]
Without hypertension
Mostly sitting 8418 1.21 (1.14-1.28) 2280 1.28 (1.03-1.58)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 3599 1.01 (0.95-1.08) 936 0.96 (0.76-1.22)
Mostly nonsitting 1749 1 [Reference] 435 1 [Reference]
Without diabetes
Mostly sitting 11 514 1.12 (1.07-1.17) 2449 1.33 (1.20-1.47)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 5959 1.00 (0.95-1.04) 1158 1.13 (1.01-1.26)
Mostly nonsitting 3347 1 [Reference] 610 1 [Reference]
With diabetes
Mostly sitting 3531 1.20 (1.09-1.32) 785 1.28 (1.03-1.58)
Alternating sitting and nonsitting 1298 0.97 (0.88-1.08) 249 0.96 (0.76-1.22)
Mostly nonsitting 608 1 [Reference] 120 1 [Reference]

Abbreviation: HR, hazard ratio.

a

Body mass index is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.