Table 2.
Association between sedentary time and depressive symptoms estimated by multivariable logistic regression (overall and by sex)
| Overalla | Femaleb | Maleb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time spent sedentary | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI |
| < 1 h/day | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
| 1–2 h/day | 0.94 | [0.86,1.02] | 1.01 | [0.91,1.13] | 0.86* | [0.77,0.97] |
| 3–4 h/day | 1.15** | [1.05,1.27] | 1.19** | [1.05,1.36] | 1.09 | [0.96,1.24] |
| 5–6 h/day | 1.25** | [1.09,1.44] | 1.30** | [1.08,1.57] | 1.19 | [0.96,1.47] |
| 7–8 h/day | 1.44* | [1.07,1.92] | 1.63** | [1.19,2.24] | 1.25 | [0.86,1.81] |
| > 8 h/day | 1.53*** | [1.30,1.81] | 1.57*** | [1.26,1.95] | 1.48*** | [1.19,1.85] |
Abbreviation: OR Odds ratio; CI Confidence interval
aAdjusted for age, sex, physical activity, and country
bAdjusted for age, physical activity, and country
*p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001