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. 2016 Mar 1;13:31. doi: 10.1186/s12966-016-0349-y

Table 3.

Differences in CIMT associated with occupational sitting (upper panel) and occupational standing (lower panel) categories

Occupational sitting
Never or seldom Sometimes Often or always
(n = 945) (n = 988) (n = 1477) P1 P2 P-Trend
CIMT (mm) 0.728 ± 0.187 0.706 ± 0.174 0.711 ± 0.183
 Unadjusted 1 (ref) −0.022 ± 0.008 −0.017 ± 0.008 0.009 0.029 0.049
 Model 1 1 (ref) −0.021 ± 0.009 −0.020 ± 0.008 0.021 0.017 0.027
 Model 2 1 (ref) −0.021 ± 0.009 −0.019 ± 0.008 0.020 0.020 0.031
 Model 3 1 (ref) −0.021 ± 0.009 −0.019 ± 0.008 0.019 0.021 0.033
 Model 4 1 (ref) −0.021 ± 0.009 −0.019 ± 0.008 0.019 0.021 0.033
 Model 5 1 (ref) −0.021 ± 0.009 −0.018 ± 0.008 0.020 0.026 0.042
Occupational standing
Never or seldom Sometimes Often or always
(n = 537) (n = 1153) (n = 1720) P1 P2 P-Trend
CIMT (mm) 0.716 ± 0.188 0.716 ± 0.182 0.712 ± 0.180
 Unadjusted 1 (ref) 0.000 ± 0.009 −0.004 ± 0.009 0.995 0.617 0.520
 Model 1 1 (ref) 0.006 ± 0.010 0.005 ± 0.010 0.543 0.598 0.699
 Model 2 1 (ref) 0.006 ± 0.010 0.005 ± 0.010 0.563 0.637 0.741
 Model 3 1 (ref) 0.006 ± 0.010 0.005 ± 0.010 0.593 0.631 0.717
 Model 4 1 (ref) 0.005 ± 0.010 0.005 ± 0.010 0.601 0.643 0.730
 Model 5 1 (ref) 0.006 ± 0.010 0.004 ± 0.010 0.584 0.658 0.758

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation or unadjusted/adjusted mean difference compared to referent group (<2 h/day) ± standard error

P1 = Sometimes vs. Never of Seldom; P2 = Often or Always vs. Never or Seldom

CIMT carotid intima-media thickness

Model 1: Adjusted for age and sex

Model 2: Adjusted for covariates in model 1 plus education < high school, income < $50,000, fulltime employment, heavy alcohol drinking, current smoking, energy intake, history of myocardial infarction, and statin use

Model 3: Adjusted for covariates in model 2 plus diabetes, hypertension, BMI, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min/1.73 m2

Model 4: Adjusted for covariates in model 3 plus levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity (poor, intermediate, or ideal)

Model 5: Adjusted for covariates in model 4 plus television viewing category (<2, 2–4, or >4 h/day)