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. 2009 Dec;7(6):529–536. doi: 10.1089/met.2009.0023

Table 3.

Odds Ratios for Leisure Time Sedentary Behavior as a Predictor of Individual Risk Factors for Men and Women in a sample from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2004 and 2005–2006

 
Men
Women
Variable Model 1 OR (95% CI) Model 2 OR (95% CI) Model 3 OR (95% CI) Model 1 OR (95% CI) Model 2 OR (95% CI) Model 3 OR (95% CI)
High waist circumference
 ≤1 h/day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2–3 h/day 1.32 (0.97–1.81) 1.60 (1.10–2.35)a 1.56 (1.08–2.27)a 1.23 (0.91–1.66) 1.07 (0.66–1.74) 1.07 (0.67–1.70)
 ≥4 h/day 1.73 (1.28–2.35)a 1.90 (1.05–3.44)a 1.88 (1.03–3.41)a 1.93 (1.42–2.61) 1.41 (0.70–2.84) 1.39 (0.69–2.80)
Low HDL-C
 ≤1 h/day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2–3 h/day 1.52 (1.10–2.12)a 1.49 (1.06–2.10)a 1.48 (1.06–2.06)a 1.14 (0.87–1.49) 0.95 (0.74–1.22) 0.96 (0.74–1.24)
 ≥4 h/day 2.00 (1.44–2.77)a 1.90 (1.40–2.59)a 1.84 (1.35–2.51)a 1.67 (1.28–2.17)a 1.10 (0.82–1.47) 1.08 (0.81–1.44)
High triglycerides
 ≤1 h/day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2–3 h/day 1.07 (0.79–1.47) 1.05 (0.77–1.44) 1.05 (0.77–1.44) 1.09 (0.77–1.54) 0.96 (0.66–1.42) 0.97 (0.66–1.42)
 ≥4 h/day 1.34 (0.95–1.89) 1.31 (0.96–1.80) 1.29 (0.94–1.78) 1.48 (1.05–2.09)a 1.18 (0.81–1.71) 1.17 (0.81–1.68)
High blood pressure
 ≤1 h/day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2–3 h/day 1.05 (0.82–1.36) 1.03 (0.77–1.37) 1.02 (0.77–1.37) 1.05 (0.72–1.53) 0.96 (0.62–1.50) 0.97 (0.62–1.51)
 ≥4 h/day 1.73 (1.24–2.43)a 1.56 (1.08–2.26)a 1.55 (1.07–2.24)a 1.61 (1.13–2.29)a 1.15 (0.73–1.80) 1.14 (0.73–1.79)
High glucose
 ≤1 h/day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2–3 h/day 1.32 (1.02–1.70)a 1.32 (1.00–1.75)a 1.32 (1.00–1.75)a 1.36 (0.99–1.85) 1.24 (0.85–1.79) 1.25 (0.87–1.80)
 ≥4 h/day 1.33 (0.98–1.79) 1.22 (0.89–1.68) 1.22 (0.89–1.69) 1.70 (1.21–2.39)a 1.37 (0.92–2.02) 1.36 (0.92–2.01)

 Predictors included in Model 1: screen time and age (SD = men 24.6 years; women 24.2 years). Predictors included in Model 2: screen time, age, body mass index (SD = men 6.0 kg/m2; women 8.6 kg/m2), smoking (current vs. never and past vs. never), education (<high school degree vs. >high school degree and high school or GED vs. >high school degree), ethnicity (African American vs. European American, Mexican American vs. European American, other vs. European American), and percent of fat in diet (SD = men 12.3%; women 13.7%). Predictors included in Model 3: all variables from Models 1 and 2 and sufficient physical activity (yes vs. no ≥150 min per week of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity).

aSignificant predictors (P < 0.05).

 Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SD, standard deviation.