Table 2.

Summary of hierarchical regression analysis for variables predicting sitting time in persons with MS. Note: MS: Multiple Sclerosis; B: unstandardized beta-coefficient; SE B: standard error of the unstandardized beta-coefficient; β: standardized beta-coefficient; GLTEQ: Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire; PDDS: Patient Determined Disease Steps. Note: Marital status coding: 0=unmarried; 1=married; GLTEQ range: 0-198 units/day; Employment coding: 0=unemployed; 1=employed; PDDS coding: 0=no ambulatory impairment; 1=mild ambulatory impairment, 2=moderate ambulatory impairment; Education coding: 1=less than 7^th grade, 2=9^th grade, 3=partial high school, 4=high school graduate, 5=1-3 years of college, 6=college/university graduate, 7=master’s degree, 8=PhD or equivalent. R² = 0.034 for step 1, p<0.001; ΔR²=0.033 for step 2, p<0.001; ΔR²=0.017 for step 3, p<0.001; ΔR²=0.017 for step 4, p<0.001; ΔR²=0.006 for step 5, p=.023.

Step	Variable	B	SE B	β
Step 1	Marital Status	−85.28	16.45	−0.19
Step 2	Marital Status	−85.77	16.18	−0.19
	GLTEQ	−1.81	0.35	−0.18
Step 3	Marital Status	−87.42	16.05	−0.19
	GLTEQ	−1.92	0.35	−0.19
	Employment	57.73	15.64	0.13
Step 4	Marital Status	−85.16	15.92	−0.19
	GLTEQ	−1.74	0.35	−0.17
	Employment	78.71	16.46	0.18
	PDDS	47.41	12.53	0.14
Step 5	Marital Status	−85.02	15.88	−0.19
	GLTEQ	−1.79	0.35	−0.18
	Employment	73.64	16.57	0.17
	PDDS	48.88	12.51	0.15
	Education	−34.78	15.22	−0.08