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

Table 4. Effect modification of physical activity 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
 PA = 0 119/507 1.25 (1.01–1.55) 2,495/13,951 1.08 (1.02–1.15) 4,865/23,595 1.00 441/1,442 1.30 (1.15 –1.47)
 PA = 1 55/253 1.29 (0.94–1.77) 944/6,813 0.99 (0.91–1.08) 1,411/8,141 1.00 (0.93–1.07) 102/426 1.14 (0.90–1.46)
 Ratio of ORs 1.03 (0.70–1.51)   0.92 (0.82–1.02)   0.87 (0.67–1.15)
 RERI§ 0.04 (−0.46–0.53)   −0.09 (−0.20–0.02)   −0.16 (−0.48–0.15)
Obesity
 PA = 0 62/564 1.32 (1.00–1.76) 110/15,336 0.96 (0.88–1.04) 2,286/26,174 1.00 231/1,634 1.45 (1.24–1.70)
 PA = 1 28/280 1.12 (0.72–1.75) 464/7,293 0.94 (0.84–1.05) 721/8,831 1.07 (0.97–1.17) 60/468 1.40 (1.03–1.89)
 Ratio of ORs 0.79 (0.47–1.34) 0.92 (0.79–1.06)     0.90 (0.64–1.27)
 RERI§ −0.27 (−0.86–0.32) −0.09 (−0.23–0.05)     −0.12 (−0.61–0.36)

Abrreviations: PA: Physical Activity; 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.