Table 2. Findings of the analyses examining correlates of sitting for ≥ 7 hours/day among Omani men and women.

Demographic indicators	< 40 years			≥ 40 years
	na	Odds ratio (95% CI)b	p-value	n	Odds ratio (95% CI)b	p-value
Men
Education
Illiterate	19	Ref		298	Ref
Less than secondary	298	0.89 (0.19–4.24)	0.893	206	0.66 (0.34–1.28)	0.224
Secondary and above	602	1.00 (0.21–4.74)	0.999	67	1.41 (0.42–4.78)	0.579
p-for-trend			0.737			0.972
Wealth status (quintile)
1 (lowest)	187	Ref		197	Ref
2	266	1.42 (0.67–4.24)	0.359	130	1.60 (0.68–3.77)	0.284
3	188	2.65 (1.15–6.08)	0.022	109	0.87 (0.38–1.99)	0.381
4	149	1.05 (0.45–2.46)	0.911	82	1.13 (0.51–2.52)	0.509
5	129	1.50 (0.63–3.60)	0.363	53	2.28 (0.75–6.91)	0.751
p-for-trend			0.838			0.319
Work status
Employed	526	Ref		256	Ref
Unemployed	393	0.59 (0.36–0.97)	0.038	315	0.47 (0.25–0.90)	0.022
Meeting PA requirements
Inactive	370	Ref		144	Ref
Active	549	1.60 (0.94–2.72)	0.082	242	2.31 (1.25–4.26)	0.007
Women
Marital status
Married	363	Ref		234	Ref
Not Married	581	0.88 (0.51–1.51)	0.648	309	2.59 (1.52–4.40)	<0.001
Education
Illiterate	110	Ref		417	Ref
Less than secondary	379	0.58 (0.21–1.60)	0.294	117	1.28 (0.67–2.46)	0.459
Secondary and above	455	0.35 (0.13–0.93)	0.035	9	1.36 (0.08–21.93)	0.827
p-for-trend			0.028			0.064
Work status
Employed	99	Ref		13	Ref
Unemployed	845	0.59 (0.24–1.45)	0.254	530	0.13 (0.01–1.27)	0.079
Meeting PA requirements
Inactive	547	Ref		372	Ref
Active	397	1.01 (0.60–1.68)	0.980	171	2.12 (1.23–3.66)	0.007

^an in sample (unweighted). ^bWeighted to the Omani population 2008. p-value using weighted logistic regression.

PA: physical activity; CI: confidence interval.