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. 2018 Oct 26;24:7633–7645. doi: 10.12659/MSM.907582

Table 2.

Odds ratio for the metabolic syndrome and it’s components depending on sitting time (OR, 95% CI).

ST hrs/day Total Normal BMI Owerweight and obesity

OR(95%CI) p OR(95%CI) p OR(95%CI) p

Model I (adjusted)
Metabolic syndrome

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 1.06 (0.93–1.22) 0.363 0.91 (0.68–1.22) 0.532 1.13 (0.96–1.32) 0.130

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 1.03 (0.90–1.17) 0.706 0.85 (0.63–1.14) 0.283 1.09 (0.93–1.27) 0.287

>6 hrs/day 1.02 (0.82–1.18) 0.802 0.78 (0.56–1.09) 0.143 1.14 (0.95–1.36) 0.154

P for trend 0.742 0.443 0.435

Abdominal obesity

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 1.18 (1.02–1.37) 0.026 1.34 (0.99–1.81) 0.060 1.36 (1.07–1.72) 0.013

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 1.19 (1.03–1.38) 0.017 1.35 (1.00–1.82) 0.048 1.35 (1.07–1.71) 0.013

>6 hrs/day 1.14 (0.96–1.34) 0.123 1.44 (1.04–2.00) 0.029 1.27 (0.97–1.66) 0.084

P for trend 0.111 0.158 0.076

Elevated blood pressure

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 0.96 (0.82–1.13) 0.651 0.89 (0.68–1.17) 0.402 1.01 (0.83–1.23) 0.912

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 0.94 (0.80–1.10) 0.431 0.85 (0.65–1.11) 0.225 0.99 (0.82–1.21) 0.953

>6 hrs/day 1.01 (0.85–1.12) 0.883 0.90 (0.67–1.22) 0.515 1.11 (0.88–1.38) 0.379

P for trend 0.678 0.685 0.655

Increased glucose concentration

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 1.04 (0.90–1.20) 0.597 1.13 (0.81–1.56) 0.467 1.02 (0.87–1.21) 0.774

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 0.95 (0.82–1.09) 0.474 0.81 (0.58–1.12) 0.203 0.99 (0.84–1.16) 0.872

>6 hrs/day 0.96 (0.82–1.13) 0.637 0.93 (0.64–1.33) 0.681 0.99 (0.82–1.19) 0.900

≤2 hrs/day 0.287 0.076 0.919

Decreased HDL cholesterol concentration

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 1.02 (0.88–1.18) 0.773 0.85 (0.63–1.15) 0.300 1.08 (0.92–1.28) 0.349

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 1.03 (0.89–1.58) 0.732 0.88 (0.66–1.19) 0.413 1.08 (0.91–1.27) 0.388

>6 hrs/day 1.02 (0.87–1.20) 0.789 0.80 (0.57–1.12) 0.196 1.12 (0.92–1.35) 0.253

P for trend 0.991 0.618 0.714

Increased triglycerides concentration

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2≥4 hrs/day 1.07 (0.93–1.23) 0.374 0.92 (0.69–1.22) 0.554 1.12 (0.95–1.32) 0.162

>4≥6 hrs/day 1.06 (0.92–1.22) 0.398 0.87 (0.65–1.16) 0.353 1.13 (0.96–1.33) 0.131

>6 hrs/day 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 0.915 0.81 (0.58–1.11) 0.192 1.10 (0.91–1.31) 0.318

P for trend 0.324 0.563 0.482
ST hrs/day Total Normal BMI Owerweight and obesity

OR(95%CI) p OR(95%CI) p OR(95%CI) p

Model II (adjusted)
Metabolic syndrome

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 1.06 (0.91–1.23) 0.455 0.93 (0.66–1.31) 0.673 1.12 (0.94–1.34) 0.206

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 1.04 (0.89–1.03) 0.625 0.86 (0.61–1.22) 0.403 1.07 (0.90–1.28) 0.424

>6 hrs/day 1.13 (0.95–1.35) 0.169 1.21 (0.99–1.49) 0.065 1.21 (0.99–1.49) 0.065

P for trend 0.255 0.660 0.173

Abdominal obesity

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 1.20 (1.01–1.41) 0.031 1.42 (1.01–2.02) 0.046 1.38 (1.06–1.81) 0.018

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 1.20 (1.02–1.41) 0.031 1.44 (1.02–2.023) 0.036 1.53 (1.17–2.00) 0.002

>6 hrs/day 1.34 (1.11–1.62) 0.002 1.64 (1.12–2.41) 0.010 1.50 (1.10–2.05) 0.011

P for trend 0.001 0.013 0.017

Elevated blood pressure

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 0.90 (0.75–1.08) 0.249 0.73 (0.53–1.00) 0.051 1.00 (0.80–1.26) 0.971

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 0.80 (0.73–1.04) 0.139 0.70 (0.51–0.95) 0.023 0.96 (0.77–1.20) 0.748

>6 hrs/day 1.06 (0.86–1.30) 0.586 0.86 (0.60–1.23) 0.418 1.18 (0.91–1.53) 0.214

P for trend 0.643 0.689 0.424

Increased glucose concentration

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 1.03 (0.87–1.20) 0.758 1.02 (0.71–1.48) 0.900 1.03 (0.86–1.23) 0.770

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 0.96 (0.82–1.13) 0.666 0.83 (0.57–1.21) 0.343 1.00 (0.83–1.19) 0.962

>6 hrs/day 0.99 (0.82–1.19) 0.899 0.94 (0.62–1.44) 0.793 1.01 (0.81–1.24) 0.957

P for trend 0.646 0.279 0.953

Decreased HDL cholesterol concentration

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 0.96 (0.81–1.12) 0.592 0.85 (0.60–1.19) 0.337 1.00 (0.83–1.20) 0.999

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 0.96 (0.82–1.13) 0.617 0.84 (0.60–2.39) 0.318 0.99 (0.82–1.19) 0.882

>6 hrs/day 1.02 (0.85–1.22) 0.861 0.82 (0.56–1.21) 0.326 1.09 (0.88–1.34) 0.441

P for trend 0.698 0.756 0.589

Increased triglycerides concentration

≤2 hrs/day 1.0 1.0 1.0

>2 ≥4 hrs/day 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 0.941 0.87 (0.63–1.21) 0.401 1.06 (0.88–1.26) 0.558

>4 ≥6 hrs/day 1.03 (0.88–1.20) 0.735 0.83 (0.60–1.15) 0.272 1.09 (0.91–1.30) 0.361

>6 hrs/day 1.03 (0.86–1.23) 0.757 0.92 (0.63–1.34) 0.666 1.08 (0.87–1.33) 0.476

P for trend 0.517 0.693 0.361

ST – sitting time.