Table 3.

Associations from single activity and partition models between 60 min per day spent performing prolonged (≥30 minute bouts) and non-prolonged (<30 minute bouts) sedentary time, light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), with physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference among women and men.

	Prolonged Sedentary		Non-prolonged Sedentary		LPA		MVPA
	β	95% CI	β	95% CI	β	95% CI	β	95% CI
PAEE, kcal/day
Women
Single activity model1	−72	−90, −55	−40	−58, −22	74	62, 87	227	186, 268
Partition model2	3.4	−19, 25	−3.1	−20, 14	65	48, 82	191	150, 232
Men
Single activity model1	−97	−117, −77	−33	−58, −7.9	102	83, 120	254	203, 304
Partition model2	−27	−55, 2.0	−9.0	−33, 15	69	43, 95	196	145, 247
BMI, kg/m2
Women
Single activity model3	1.47	1.07, 1.86	0.72	0.30, 1.13	−1.16	−1.45, −0.86	−3.49	−4.48, −2.51
Partition model4	0.61	0.05, 1.17	0.27	−0.17, 0.71	−0.63	−1.05, −0.21	−2.39	−3.43, −1.35
Men
Single activity model3	0.91	0.68, 1.13	−0.02	−0.31, 0.26	−0.81	−1.02, −0.59	−1.80	−2.40, −1.21
Partition model4	0.42	0.07, 0.76	−0.15	−0.44, 0.15	−0.43	−0.74, −0.11	−1.26	−1.88, −0.63
Waist circumference, cm
Women
Single activity model3	3.47	2.50, 4.44	1.39	0.36, 2.41	−2.73	−3.46, −2.00	−8.93	−11.35, −6.51
Partition model4	1.17	−0.21, 2.54	0.17	−0.92, 1.26	−1.65	−2.69, −0.61	−6.66	−9.23, −4.09
Men
Single activity model3	2.78	2.17, 3.39	0.11	−0.68, 0.90	−2.51	−3.09, −1.93	−4.63	−6.27, −3.00
Partition model4	1.47	0.54, 2.41	−0.13	−0.93, 0.67	−1.29	−2.14, −0.43	−2.69	−4.38, −1.00

¹Covariates: age (years) and body weight (kg), n=736 (women) and n=655 (men)

²Covariates: age, body weight, prolonged sedentary time (h/day), non-prolonged sedentary time (h/day), LPA (h/day) and MVPA (h/day), n=736 (women) and n=655 (men)

³Covariates: age and the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), n=715 (women) and n=639 (men)

⁴Covariates: age, the AHEI, prolonged sedentary time, non-prolonged sedentary time, LPA, and MVPA, n=715 (women) and n=639 (men)