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. 2011 Jan 20;34(2):497–503. doi: 10.2337/dc10-0987

Table 3.

ORs and 95% CI of metabolic syndrome according to quartiles of sedentary behavior

Model 1*
Model 2
Model 3
Model 4§
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Duration of sedentary time
 1 (lowest) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2 1.11 0.80 1.55 0.95 0.63 1.45 0.90 0.59 1.39 0.89 0.58 1.37
 3 1.75 1.32 2.32 1.25 0.84 1.87 1.15 0.78 1.70 1.13 0.76 1.68
 4 (highest) 1.66 1.11 2.48 1.26 0.89 1.79 1.18 0.81 1.73 1.16 0.77 1.74
 P value for trend <0.01 0.06 0.17 0.25
% of sedentary time of total wear time
 1 (lowest) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2 1.62 1.15 2.28 1.62 1.11 2.38 1.52 1.04 2.21 1.52 1.03 2.24
 3 2.32 1.53 3.52 1.76 1.14 2.71 1.59 1.02 2.49 1.59 1.00 2.52
 4 (highest) 3.10 2.08 4.62 1.90 1.25 2.88 1.61 1.05 2.48 1.61 0.97 2.67
 P value for trend <0.01 <0.01 0.02 0.04
Average length of sedentary bout
 1 (lowest) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2 1.14 0.77 1.68 1.02 0.66 1.58 0.98 0.63 1.52 0.98 0.63 1.52
 3 1.51 1.00 2.28 1.17 0.74 1.87 1.12 0.73 1.72 1.11 0.72 1.71
 4 (highest) 2.16 1.44 3.23 1.37 0.99 1.90 1.23 0.86 1.76 1.21 0.85 1.73
 P value for trend <0.01 0.03 0.16 0.18
Intensity during sedentary time
 1 (highest) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2 1.06 0.73 1.54 1.10 0.71 1.71 1.11 0.72 1.71 1.11 0.72 1.72
 3 1.44 0.90 2.30 1.44 0.90 2.30 1.37 0.85 2.20 1.37 0.85 2.20
 4 (lowest) 2.01 1.36 2.99 1.66 1.03 2.67 1.59 0.96 2.62 1.59 0.96 2.62
 P value for trend <0.01 0.02 0.05 0.05
Number of sedentary breaks
 1 (highest) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2 0.97 0.64 1.47 1.18 0.77 1.80 1.15 0.74 1.78 1.16 0.75 1.79
 3 1.59 1.13 2.24 1.49 1.03 2.15 1.50 1.02 2.21 1.53 1.05 2.23
 4 (lowest) 2.09 1.31 3.35 1.36 0.83 2.21 1.27 0.75 2.14 1.28 0.76 2.17
 P value for trend <0.01 0.12 0.21 0.20

*Adjusted for age and sex.

†Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education, alcohol consumption, smoking, and BMI.

‡Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education, alcohol consumption, smoking, BMI, diabetes, and heart disease.

§Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education, alcohol consumption, smoking, BMI, diabetes, heart disease, and physical activity.