Table 3. Adjusteda Associations Between Occupational Sitting and Body Mass Index (BMI) Among White Women (n = 746) and Black Women (n = 428) in the SHOW-ME Study, 4 Missouri Metropolitan Areas, 2012–2013.
| Minutes of Sedentary Time Spent at Work | Overweight (BMI 25.0 to <30.0) |
Obese (BMI ≥30.0) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | AOR (95% CI) | P Value | n (%) | AOR (95% CI) | P Value | |
| White women | ||||||
| ≤30 | 33 (16.0) | 1 [Reference] | — | 49 (24.0) | 1 [Reference] | — |
| 31–180 | 62 (30.1) | 2.11 (1.21–3.68) | .008 | 38 (18.6) | 0.94 (0.53–1.66) | .84 |
| 181–360 | 50 (24.3) | 1.76 (0.97–3.17) | .06 | 53 (26.0) | 1.35 (0.76–2.39) | .31 |
| >360 | 61 (29.6) | 1.70 (0.93–3.10) | .09 | 64 (31.4) | 1.15 (0.64–2.06) | .64 |
| Test for linear trend | .22 | .49 | ||||
| Black women | ||||||
| ≤30 | 47 (33.8) | 1 [Reference] | — | 53 (25.6) | 1 [Reference] | — |
| 31–180 | 35 (25.2) | 1.41 (0.67–2.97) | .37 | 61 (29.5) | 2.43 (1.21–4.88) | .01 |
| 181–360 | 28 (20.1) | 1.20 (0.51–2.78) | .51 | 55 (26.6) | 2.76 (1.26–6.07) | .01 |
| >360 | 29 (20.9) | 1.75 (0.69–4.41) | .69 | 38 (18.4) | 2.53 (1.04–6.12) | .04 |
| Test for linear trend | .23 | .02 | ||||
Abbreviation: SHOW-ME, Supports at Home and Work for Maintaining Energy Balance; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; —, not applicable.
a
Adjusted for age, education, marital status, annual household income, chronic condition, and occupational and leisure time physical activity level. Reference is underweight or normal weight.