Table 4.
Adjusted odds ratiosa (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of belonging to high sit/low-activeb or low-sit/high-activec by sociodemographic factors and by country
| Independent variables | High-sit/low-active | Low-sit/high active |
|---|---|---|
| |
OR (95% CI) |
OR (95% CI) |
|
Gender (ref: male) |
|
|
| Female |
0.99 (0.91–1.08) |
0.50 (0.46–0.55) |
|
Age (ref: 15–24 years) |
|
|
| 25 – 34 years |
1.02 (0.81–1.27) |
1.16 (0.97–1.39) |
| 35 – 44 years |
0.86 (0.69–1.08) |
1.35 (1.13–1.61) |
| 45 – 54 years |
0.92 (0.73–1.15) |
1.15 (0.96–1.38) |
| 55 – 64 years |
0.93 (0.74–1.18) |
1.04 (0.86–1.26) |
| 65 years and older |
1.53 (1.19–1.96) |
0.65 (0.52–0.81) |
|
Education (ref: 18 yrs and less of education) |
|
|
| 19 years and over of education |
1.27 (1.15–1.41) |
0.68 (0.61–0.74) |
|
General state of health (ref: very good) |
|
|
| Good |
1.44 (1.26–1.64) |
0.78 (0.70–0.86) |
| Neither good nor bad |
2.13 (1.83–2.48) |
0.68 (0.60–0.78) |
| Bad/very bad |
4.74 (3.97–5.65) |
0.43 (0.35–0.52) |
|
Usual activity (ref: low sitting) |
|
|
| Mixed sitting |
1.59 (1.35–1.86) |
0.52 (0.45–0.60) |
| High sitting |
2.87 (2.52–3.26) |
0.48 (0.44–0.53) |
|
Country (ref: mean odds of all countries) |
|
|
| Cyprus (Republic) |
2.68 (2.09–3.44) |
0.85 (0.62–1.16) |
| Cyprus (TCC) |
2.15 (1.63–2.83) |
0.42 (0.27–0.65) |
| Belgium |
1.65 (1.36–2.00) |
0.89 (0.71–1.11) |
| Greece |
1.60 (1.30–1.96) |
0.78 (0.62–0.97) |
| Northern Ireland |
1.57 (1.11–2.22) |
0.59 (0.38–0.92) |
| Great Britain |
1.56 (1.27–1.90) |
0.66 (0.51–0.85) |
| Ireland |
1.50 (1.19–1.89) |
0.57 (0.45–0.74) |
| Denmark |
1.49 (1.21–1.85) |
0.80 (0.62–1.04) |
| Luxembourg |
1.48 (1.11–1.98) |
0.90 (0.66–1.23) |
| Croatia |
1.42 (1.16–1.75) |
1.65 (1.37–1.99) |
| Czech Republic |
1.40 (1.15–1.70) |
0.88 (0.70–1.11) |
| France |
1.19 (0.97–1.47) |
1.13 (0.92–1.39) |
| Sweden |
1.19 (0.97–1.45) |
0.79 (0.62–1.00) |
| Malta |
1.17 (0.83–1.63) |
0.28 (0.17–0.46) |
| Turkey |
1.09 (0.81–1.45) |
0.36 (0.27–0.49) |
| Italy |
1.05 (0.83–1.32) |
0.98 (0.79–1.22) |
| Finland |
1.03 (0.83–1.28) |
1.18 (0.94–1.48) |
| Poland |
1.00 (0.80–1.25) |
1.28 (1.04–1.58) |
| Spain |
0.95 (0.74–1.23) |
0.62 (0.48–0.80) |
| Austria |
0.86 (0.67–1.09) |
0.85 (0.68–1.05) |
| Germany West |
0.82 (0.64–1.05) |
1.09 (0.88–1.35) |
| Slovakia |
0.77 (0.61–0.98) |
1.66 (1.38–1.99) |
| Hungary |
0.68 (0.53–0.87) |
2.19 (1.84–2.60) |
| The Netherlands |
0.65 (0.50–0.84) |
0.74 (0.59–0.95) |
| Latvia |
0.64 (0.50–0.82) |
2.01 (1.67–2.42) |
| Estonia |
0.63 (0.49–0.80) |
1.85 (1.51–2.25) |
| Romania |
0.60 (0.46–0.79) |
1.91 (1.60–2.28) |
| Slovenia |
0.59 (0.45–0.78) |
1.60 (1.32–1.95) |
| Germany East |
0.56 (0.38–0.82) |
2.21 (1.77–2.77) |
| Bulgaria |
0.54 (0.41–0.72) |
1.85 (1.54–2.22) |
| Lithuania |
0.47 (0.35–0.62) |
2.06 (1.69–2.50) |
| Portugal |
0.46 (0.33–0.64) |
0.87 (0.70–1.09) |
| Cyprus (Republic) | 2.68 (2.09–3.44) | 0.85 (0.62–1.16) |
aadjusted for age, gender, education, usual activity, general state of health and country.
bhigh-sit/low-active group calculated by being in the low-active group (assessed by IPAQ) and the highest quartile of sitting group (420–960 mins/day).
clow-sit/high-active calculated by being in the high-active group (assessed by IPAQ) and the lowest tertile of sitting group (0–211 mins/day).