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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2017 Dec 4;124(5):1036–1043. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31162

Table 3.

Multivariable linear regression showing associations between sedentary and screen time behaviors and body composition among survivorsa

BMI Waist Circumference Waist to Height Ratio Percent Lean Mass

Sedentary Time Model β SE P β SE P β SE P β SE P
Percent sedentary time per day, per 10% increase 0.18 0.38 0.64 0.26 0.84 0.75 <0.01 0.01 0.85 −1.01 0.40 0.01
Female vs. male 0.42 0.74 0.57 −6.63 1.64 <0.01 0.01 0.01 0.60 −10.58 0.78 <0.01
Age at assessment 0.23 0.07 <0.01 0.74 0.15 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 −0.13 0.07 0.06
College degree vs. no degree −0.68 0.80 0.40 −1.30 1.77 0.47 −0.01 0.01 0.24 0.84 0.85 0.33
Cranial radiation exposure vs. none 2.78 0.80 <0.01 5.23 1.78 <0.01 0.05 0.01 <0.01 −4.76 0.85 <0.01

Screen TimebModel β SE P β SE P β SE P β SE P

3–4 hours screen time vs. ≤2 hours −0.05 0.87 0.95 −0.04 1.93 0.98 0.01 0.01 0.48 −0.24 0.92 0.78
≥5 hours screen time vs. ≤2 hours 1.17 0.95 0.22 3.12 2.10 0.14 0.03 0.01 0.03 −2.09 1.00 0.04
Female vs. male 0.35 0.75 0.64 −6.85 1.65 <0.01 <0.01 0.01 0.68 −10.33 0.79 <0.01
Age at assessment 0.22 0.07 <0.01 0.72 0.15 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 −0.10 0.07 0.15
College degree vs. no degree −0.48 0.82 0.56 −0.84 1.81 0.64 −0.01 0.01 0.45 0.32 0.86 0.71
Cranial radiation exposure vs. none 2.74 0.81 <0.01 5.08 1.79 <0.01 0.05 0.01 <0.01 −4.60 0.85 <0.01

Beta=Difference in body composition outcome as a function of each independent variable. SE=Standard error

a

Estimates are adjusted for sex, age at assessment, educational attainment and cranial radiation exposure

b

Screen time=hours per day spent sitting and watching TV or using a computer outside of work over last 30 days