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. 2013 Dec 1;13:1110. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1110

Table 4.

Odds of having high levels of total, occupational and leisure-time sitting when examining two occupational indicators in combination a

 
High total sitting time
High occupational sitting time
High leisure-time sitting
  Full-time job Part-time job Full-time job Part-time job Full-time job Part-time job
White-collar job
1
1
1
1
1
1
Blue-collar job
0.49 (0.32 – 0.75)
1.18 (0.43 – 3.22)
0.33 (0.21 - 0.50)
0.16 (0.04 – 0.58)
0.85 (0.57 – 1.27)
1.48 (0.56 – 3.91)
Non shift-worker
1
1
1
1
1
1
Shift-worker
1.28 (0.87 – 1.87)
1.95 (0.85 – 4.51)
0.60 (0.40 – 0.90)
0.69 (0.28 – 1.71)
1.04 (0.72 – 1.49)
0.58 (0.26 – 1.32)
Low physical demand
1
1
1
1
1
1
High physical demand
0.39 (0.26 – 0.57)
0.56 (0.26 – 1.21)
0.26 (0.17 – 0.38)
0.29 (0.13 – 0.64)
0.77 (0.54 – 1.13)
1.17 (0.57 – 2.42)
 
Blue-collar job
White-collar job
Blue-collar job
White-collar job
Blue-collar job
White-collar job
Full-time job
1
1
1
1
1
1
Part-time job
1.51 (0.57 – 4.03)
0.57 (0.37 – 0.89)
0.43 (0.12- 1.46)
0.80 (0.50 – 1.29)
1.27 (0.51 – 3.21)
0.88 (0.57 – 1.36)
Non shift-worker
1
1
1
1
1
1
Shift-worker
1.76 (0.97 – 3.19)
1.21 (0.79 – 1.85)
1.01 (0.53 – 1.95)
0.51 (0.33 – 0.80)
0.77 (0.44 – 1.36)
0.99 (0.66 – 1.47)
Low physical demand
1
1
1
1
1
1
High physical demand
0.34 (0.19 – 0.64)
0.44 (0.29 – 0.66)
0.34 (0.17 – 0.66)
0.23 (0.15 – 0.36)
1.11 (0.62 – 1.97)
0.74 (0.50 – 1.11)
 
Shift-worker
Non shift-worker
Shift-worker
Non shift-worker
Shift-worker
Non shift-worker
Full-time job
1
1
1
1
1
1
Part-time job
1.28 (0.55 – 2.98)
0.55 (0.34 – 0.88)
1.19 (0.19 – 2.87)
0.60 (0.35 – 0.99)
0.70 (0.31 – 1.55)
1.04 (0.66 – 1.63)
White-collar job
1
1
1
1
1
1
Blue-collar job
0.57 (0.32 – 1.02)
0.49 (0.29 – 0.82)
0.32 (0.17 – 0.59)
0.24 (0.13 – 0.42)
0.78 (0.46 – 1.32)
1.02 (0.81 – 1.69)
Low physical demand
1
1
1
1
1
1
High physical demand
0.36 (0.21 – 0.61)
0.48 (0.31 – 0.74)
0.29 (0.17 – 0.52)
0.26 (0.16 – 0.41)
0.82 (0.49 – 1.37)
0.85 (0.55 – 1.31)
 
High physical demand
Low physical demand
High physical demand
Low physical demand
High physical demand
Low physical demand
Full-time job
1
1
1
1
1
1
Part-time job
0.83 (0.43 – 1.60)
0.62 (0.37 – 1.03)
0.90 (0.44 – 1.83)
0.67 (0.38 – 1.16)
1.13 (0.61 – 2.13)
0.85 (0.51 – 1.40)
White-collar job
1
1
1
1
1
1
Blue-collar job
0.60 (0.34 – 1.08)
0.52 (0.31 – 0.87)
0.35 (0.18 – 0.69)
0.27 (0.16 – 0.44)
1.25 (0.71 – 2.19)
0.79 (0.48 – 1.28)
Non shift-worker
1
1
1
1
1
1
Shift-worker 0.39 (0.74 – 2.13) 1.45 (0.92 – 2.30) 0.63 (0.35 – 1.16) 0.65 (0.41 – 1.03) 0.88 (0.53 – 1.46) 0.97 (0.64 – 1.49)

aThis Table reports on outcomes of 24 different multiple logistic regression models adjusted for relevant variables such as gender, age, education, income, BMI, occupational sitting time, leisure-time sitting time, physical activity and all work variables.

Values in bold indicate a significant odds ratio.