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. 2014 Jun 30;14:666. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-666

Table 4.

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for the metabolic syndrome components according to sleep duration and sedentary time

Exposure High triglycerides * High plasma glucose ** High waist circumference High blood pressure Low HDL-cholesterol
Sleep duration
 
 
 
 
 
  Q1 (shortest sleep)
0.90 (0.61-1.33)
1.08 (0.74-1.59)
1.25 (0.85-1.84)
1.12 (0.76-1.65)
1.20 (0.78-1.85)
  Q2
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
  Q3
1.26 (0.86-1.84)
1.03 (0.70-1.50)
1.07 (0.72-1.57)
0.89 (0.60-1.31)
0.89 (0.59-1.34)
  Q4 (longest sleep)
1.13 (0.77-1.66)
0.96 (0.66-1.41)
1.26 (0.84-1.87)
1.15 (0.78-1.70)
1.23 (0.80-1.89)
Screen time
 
 
 
 
 
  T1 (least screen time)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
  T2
1.56 (1.03-2.37)
0.94 (0.64-1.38)
1.38 (0.93-2.04)
1.02 (0.68-1.52)
0.79 (0.50-1.23)
  T3 (most screen time)
1.71 (1.11-2.63)
0.76 (0.51-1.13)
1.53 (1.09-2.32)
1.43 (0.94-2.17)
0.65 (0.41-1.03)
Sedentary time
 
 
 
 
 
  Q1 (least sedentary)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
1.00 (ref)
  Q2
1.23 (0.78-1.93)
1.46 (0.97-2.22)
1.48 (0.97-2.26)
0.87 (0.57-1.34)
0.64 (0.40-1.04)
  Q3
1.85 (1.18-2.88)
1.07 (0.71-1.61)
1.83 (1.19-2.81)
1.15 (0.75-1.77)
0.90 (0.55-1.48)
  Q4 (most sedentary) 1.81 (1.15-2.85) 0.86 (0.57-1.31) 1.81 (1.16-2.83) 0.94 (0.59-1.47) 0.56 (0.35-0.92)

*Alcohol consumption was the only significant confounder.

**No significant confounders.

†Significant confounders include sex, ethnicity, and smoking status.

Age was the only significant confounder.

Smoking was the only significant confounder.