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. 2015 Nov 16;5:16686. doi: 10.1038/srep16686

Table 3. Effect modification of gender on associations between sleep duration and overweight/obesity (N = 66,817).

Variables Sleep Duration, hours/day
<5.0 5.0–6.9 7.0–8.9 ≥9.0
Cases/controls OR (95% CI) Cases/controls OR (95% CI) Cases/controls OR (95% CI) Cases/controls OR (95% CI)
Overweight
Male 101/363 1.24 (0.98–1.58) 1,816/8,504 0.99 (0.93–1.06) 3,804/14,031 1.00 390/1,082 1.23 (1.08–1.41)
Female 78/409 0.73 (0.56–0.96) 1,682/12,581 0.64 (0.60–0.69) 2,626/18,367 0.57 (0.53–0.60) 169/814 0.76 (0.63–0.91)
Ratio of ORs 1.04 (0.72–1.49) 1.13 (1.03–1.25)     1.08 (0.86–1.36)
RERI§ −0.08 (−0.38–0.23) 0.08 (0.01–0.16)     −0.04 (−0.18–0.10)
Obesity
Male 50/414 1.22 (0.89–1.68) 822/9,498 0.89 (0.81–0.98) 1,773/16,062 1.00 203/1,269 1.33 (1.12–1.59)
Female 44/443 0.80 (0.55–1.15) 780/13,483 0.63 (0.57–0.70) 1,308/13,483 0.64 (0.59–0.69) 99/884 1.01 (0.80–1.27)
Ratio of ORs 1.02 (0.63–1.65) 1.11 (0.97–1.26)     1.18 (0.89–1.57)
RERI§ −0.06 (−0.47–0.34) 0.26 (0.22–0.31)     0.04 (−0.26–0.33)

Abrreviations: OR: Odds Ratio; 95% CI: 95% Confidence Interval; RERI: Relative Excess Risk due to Interaction.

Notes: Cases: the number of participants who were overweight or obese; controls: the number of participants who were not overweight or obese.

effect modification on multiplicative scale. §effect modification on additive scale.