Table 1.
Sedentarism in the Female Population
| Characteristics | Leisure-time Energy Expenditure * | Full-day Energy Expenditure ** | |||
| N (%) | % (95% CI) | OR† (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | OR† (95% CI) | |
| 1226 (61.2) | 84.4 (82.2–86.3) | 86.1 (84.0–88.0) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–29 | 88 (7.2) | 68.2 (57.4–77.7) | 75.0 (64.6–83.6) | ||
| 30–39 | 125 (10.2) | 71.4 (62.4–79.3) | 1.2 (0.6–2.1) | 77.6 (69.3–84.6) | 1.2 (0.6–2.2) |
| 40–49 | 294 (24.0) | 84.6 (80.0–88.6) | 2.6 (1.5–4.5) | 83.3 (78.6–87.4) | 1.7 (0.9–3.0) |
| 50–59 | 311 (25.4) | 85.1 (80.5–88.8) | 2.7 (1.5–4.6) | 85.2 (80.7–88.9) | 1.9 (1.1–3.4) |
| 60–69 | 238 (19.4) | 91.5 (87.2–94.7) | 5.0 (2.7–9.6) | 90.8 (86.3–94.1) | 3.3 (1.7–6.3) |
| 70+ | 170 (13.9) | 90.0 (84.5–94.1) | 4.2 (2.1–8.2) | 98.2 (94.9–99.6) | 18.6 (5.4–64.1) |
| Marital Status | |||||
| Married | 751 (61.3) | 85.3 (82.5–87.7) | 86.4 (83.7–88.7) | ||
| Not married | 475 (38.7) | 82.9 (79.1–86.1) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) | 85.7 (82.1–88.6) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) |
| Education (years) | |||||
| <5 years | 530 (43.2) | 93.7 (91.2–95.6) | 87.0 (83.7–89.7) | ||
| 5–11 years | 330 (26.9) | 84.5 (80.0–88.1) | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) | 83.9 (79.4–87.6) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) |
| >11 years | 366 (29.9) | 70.6 (65.6–75.2) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) | 86.9 (82.9–90.1) | 2.2 (1.4–3.6) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||
| <25 | 455 (37.1) | 77.5 (73.2–81.2) | 85.3 (81.6–88.3) | ||
| 25–30 | 452 (36.9) | 85.1 (81.4–88.2) | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 85.2 (81.5–88.3) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) |
| >30 | 319 (26.0) | 93.1 (89.6–95.5) | 2.9 (1.8–4.9) | 88.7 (84.6–91.9) | 0.9 (0.6–1.4) |
| Physician visits in last year (n) | |||||
| 0–1 | 422 (34.4) | 84.4 (80.5–87.7) | 84.4 (80.5–87.6) | ||
| 2–3 visits | 381 (31.1) | 79.1 (74.6–83.0) | 0.6 (0.4–0.8) | 84.8 (80.7–88.2) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) |
| >3 | 423 (34.5) | 89.0 (85.6–91.8) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | 89.1 (85.7–91.9) | 1.1 (0.7–1.7) |
| Occupation | |||||
| White collar worker | 425 (34.7) | 77.1 (72.7–81.0) | 88.2 (84.7–91.1) | ||
| Blue collar worker | 193 (15.7) | 92.1 (87.3–95.5) | 3.0 (1.7–5.4) | 61.7 (54.4–68.5) | 0.2 (0.1–0.3) |
| Unemployed or retired | 608 (49.6) | 87.0 (84.0–89.5) | 1.4 (0.9–2.1) | 92.4 (90.0–94.4) | 1.0 (0.6–1.6) |
| Energy Intake (kcal/day) | |||||
| <1800 | 400 (32.7) | 83.3 (79.3–86.9) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 86.8 (83.0–89.9) | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) |
| 1800–2300 | 461 (37.7) | 82.7 (78.8–86.0) | 85.7 (82.1–88.7) | ||
| >2300 | 362 (29.6) | 87.5 (83.6–90.7) | 1.8 (1.2–2.7) | 85.9 (81.9–89.3) | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) |
| Alcohol Use | |||||
| Non/Occasional-drinkers | 576 (47.0) | 80.7 (77.2–83.8) | 83.7 (80.3–86.6) | ||
| Ex-drinkers | 103 (8.4) | 94.2 (87.8–97.8) | 2.6 (1.1–6.2) | 93.2 (86.5–97.2) | 1.7 (0.8–4.0) |
| Drinkers | 547 (44.6) | 86.3 (83.1–89.0) | 1.3 (0.9–1.3) | 87.4 (84.2–90.0) | 1.2 (0.9–1.8) |
| Tobacco Use | |||||
| Non-smokers | 893 (72.8) | 84.9 (82.3–87.2) | 86.6 (84.1–88.7) | ||
| Ex-smokers | 119 (9.7) | 81.7 (73.5–88.3) | 0.9 (0.6–1.6) | 89.1 (82.0–94.1) | 1.6 (0.9–3.0) |
| Smokers | 214 (17.5) | 83.6 (77.9–88.3) | 1.5 (0.9–2.3) | 82.7 (77.0–87.5) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) |
* Leisure time energy expenditure encompasses the energy expended in all leisure activities (not including sleep, work and household chores) where being sedentary is defined as spending less than 10% of their time in activities requiring ≥ 4 metabolic equivalents (MET).
** Full-day energy expenditure encompasses the energy expended in all activities in a day where being sedentary is defined as above.
† Age-adjusted Odds ratios