Table 3. The associations (OR (95% CI)) of potential socio-demographic and health-related correlates with ≥4 hours/day occupational sitting, ≥4 hours/day leisure sitting, and ≥7 hours/day combined occupational and leisure sitting, in the study sample combining all three surveys.
| ≥ 4 hours/workday occupational sitting (N = 21,235) |
≥ 4 hours/workday leisure sitting (N = 21,253) |
≥ 7 hours/workday combined occupational and leisure sitting (N = 21,276) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI)* | OR (95% CI)* | OR (95% CI)* | |
| Gender | |||
| Female (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Male | 0.71 (0.67–0.76) | 1.34 (1.26–1.42) | 0.83 (0.78–0.88) |
| Age | |||
| 15–34 years (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 35–54 years | 1.50 (1.40–1.60) | 0.80 (0.75–0.85) | 1.27 (1.19–1.35) |
| >55 years | 1.37 (1.25–1.49) | 0.88 (0.80–0.95) | 1.15 (1.06–1.26) |
| Educational level | |||
| No university (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| University | 2.71 (2.53–2.89) | 0.95 (0.89–1.01) | 2.55 (2.38–2.72) |
| Household income | |||
| Lowest tertile (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Middle tertile | 1.60 (1.39–1.85) | 1.19 (1.04–1.35) | 1.52 (1.32–1.74) |
| Highest tertile | 3.04 (2.63–3.50) | 1.11 (0.97–1.27) | 2.68 (2.34–3.08) |
| Not stated | 1.95 (1.68–2.27) | 1.07 (0.93–1.23) | 1.74 (1.50–2.01) |
| Self-rated health | |||
| Very good, excellent (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Poor, fair, good | 1.15 (1.08–1.22) | 1.26 (1.19–1.34) | 1.25 (1.17–1.33) |
| Weight status | |||
| Underweight | 1.01 (0.74–1.37) | 1.10 (0.82–1.47) | 1.06 (0.78–1.44) |
| Normal weight (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Overweight | 1.17 (1.08–1.26) | 1.06 (0.99–1.14) | 1.21 (1.12–1.30) |
| Obese | 1.25 (1.15–1.35) | 1.24 (1.15–1.35) | 1.35 (1.24–1.46) |
| Missing† | 1.20 (1.09–1.32) | 0.96 (0.87–1.05) | 1.20 (1.09–1.32) |
| Leisure-time physical activity | |||
| <30 minutes/week | 0.67 (0.62–0.71) | 1.20 (1.12–1.28) | 0.76 (0.71–0.81) |
| 30–149 minutes/week | 0.93 (0.86–1.00) | 1.06 (0.98–1.14) | 0.95 (0.88–1.03) |
| ≥150 minutes/week (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; ref reference
Numbers in bold represent p <0.05
† The 2014/15 survey did not contain missing weight status data. Therefore, these numbers are based on the 2007/08 and 2011/12 survey only.
*Adjusted for gender, age, educational level, household income, self-rated health, weight status and leisure-time physical activity