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. 2020 Feb 12;20:220. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8316-6

Table 2.

Estimates and 95% Confidence Intervals of the Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis (Complete Case, N = 7648) for the Correlates of Sedentary Behaviour

Total sedentary time ≥ 8 h per day Total sedentary time ≥ 10 h per day Transportation sedentary time ≥ 60 min Occupational sedentary time ≥ 275 min* Leisure sedentary time ≥ 410 min
Characteristic OR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI OR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI OR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI OR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI OR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI
Subject
 Age
   ≤ 24 1.41 1.02 1.95 1.73 1.23 2.43 1.43 0.99 2.09 0.88 0.59 1.30 0.35 0.24 0.52
  25–34 2.11 1.69 2.63 2.34 1.86 2.95 2.21 1.75 2.80 1.66 1.36 2.03 0.32 0.25 0.42
  35–44 1.94 1.58 2.39 2.47 1.99 3.08 2.19 1.74 2.75 1.59 1.32 1.90 0.37 0.29 0.47
  45–54 2.16 1.81 2.57 2.60 2.15 3.15 2.03 1.66 2.48 1.52 1.31 1.80 0.49 0.40 0.59
  55–64 1.69 1.44 1.98 2.01 1.67 2.41 1.53 1.27 1.85 REF 0.73 0.62 0.86
   ≥ 65 REF REF REF 0.15 0.09 0.24 REF
 Sex (male) 1.61 1.45 1.79 1.59 1.43 1.76 2.04 1.82 2.27 1.65 1.46 1.86 1.33 1.15 1.52
 Marital status (unmarried) 1.22 1.07 1.39 1.28 1.12 1.45 1.38 1.17 1.63 1.18 1.02 1.37 0.67 0.57 0.77
 Education
  Low REF REF REF
  Intermediate 1.35 1.11 1.64 1.22 0.98 1.51 2.71 1.82 4.05
  High/academic 2.49 2.07 3.00 1.98 1.61 2.44 5.80 3.93 8.57
 Employment (yes) 1.88 1.63 2.16 1.86 1.59 2.18
 BMI
  Normal weight REF REF REF REF
  Overweight 1.25 1.11 1.39 1.12 1.40 1.32 1.17 1.48 0.94 0.81 1.07 1.35 1.20 1.53
  Obesity 1.48 1.17 1.87 1.46 2.30 1.65 1.31 2.07 1.35 1.02 1.77 1.46 1.15 1.86
Lifestyle
 Smoking status
  Never smoker REF
  Previous smoker 0.72 0.54 0.94
  Current smoker 0.98 0.86 1.12
 Heavy alcohol drinking (yes)
 Sleeping hours per day
 Physical activity guidelines
   < 500 MET-min/week REF
  500–999 MET-min/week 1.80 1.29 2.51
   ≥ 1000 MET-min/week 1.16 1.01 1.34
 Health status (1 = very good – 5 = poor) 1.12 1.02 1.23
Disease history
 Cardiovascular diseases
 Hypertension
 Hypercholesterolemia
 Diabetes Mellitus
 Cancer 0.75 0.56 0.99

All models included correlates which were significantly associated with sedentary time or domain-specific sedentary time in the multivariable model

Individuals who were unemployed and retired were excluded from this analysis (N = 6320)