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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 30.
Published in final edited form as: Occup Environ Med. 2009 Jun 14;66(11):772–776. doi: 10.1136/oem.2008.045104

TABLE 3.

Association between cumulative exposure to passive jobs over three phases (1, 2 and 3) and low leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) at Phase 3 in men (n=4291).

Prevalence ratio (95% CI) for LTPA at Phase 3, adjusted for
Passive job, over 3
phases
Baseline
LTPA
Socio-
demographics
Health status Health-related
behaviours
Follow-up
period
All
 None 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

 1 phase 0.97 (0.86-1.10) 0.98 (0.88-1.11) 0.99 (0.87-1.11) 0.99 (0.87-1.11) 0.99 (0.88-1.12) 0.97 (0.85-1.10)

 2 phases 1.07 (0.94-1.22) 1.09 (0.95-1.25) 1.12 (0.99-1.28) 1.12 (0.98-1.27) 1.14 (1.01-1.30) 1.05 (0.91-1.20)

 3 phases 1.18 (1.05-1.34) 1.24 (1.08-1.42) 1.31 (1.16-1.48) 1.31 (1.15-1.48) 1.35 (1.20-1.53) 1.16 (1.01-1.33)

    P for linear trend 0.009 0.003 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.055

Note: Sociodemographics include age, ethnicity, marital status and employment grade; Health-related behaviours include alcohol drinking, diet and smoking; Health status includes self-rated health and body mass index. All variables as presented in tables 1 and 2.