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. 2021 Jan 26;14(1):141–147. doi: 10.1159/000512834

Table 2.

Logistic regression analysis of the association of physical activity and sitting time with overweight/obesitya by gender

Men Women
ORb (95% CI) ORc (95% CI) ORb (95% CI) ORc (95% CI)
Occupation activity intensity
 Light 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Moderate 0.90 (0.83–0.98) 0.90 (0.82–0.98) 1.20 (1.07–1.35) 1.04 (0.93–1.17)
 Active 0.77 (0.67–0.88) 0.75 (0.65–0.86) 1.37 (1.07–1.75) 1.07 (0.83–1.37)
Transportation mode
 Inactive 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Active 0.95 (0.87–1.02) 0.91 (0.84–0.99) 1.28 (1.17–1.40) 1.14 (1.04–1.25)
Leisure time physical activity
 <150 min/week 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 ≥150 min/week 1.02 (0.88–1.19) 1.01 (0.86–1.18) 0.72 (0.60−0.88) 0.69 (0.56–0.84)
Time spent on housework
 <30 min/day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 30–59.9 min/day 1.02 (0.93–1.12) 1.01 (0.92–1.11) 1.06 (0.90–1.26) 0.93 (0.78–1.10)
 ≥60 min/day 0.97 (0.89–1.06) 0.93 (0.85–1.01) 1.35 (1.18–1.55) 0.89 (0.77–1.04)
Work sitting time
 <2 h/day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2–4.9 h/day 1.23 (1.11–1.36) 1.26 (1.14–1.40) 0.99 (0.87–1.13) 1.09 (0.96–1.25)
 ≥5 h/day 1.24 (1.11–1.38) 1.29 (1.15–1.44) 0.85 (0.74–0.97) 1.00 (0.87–1.15)
Leisure sitting time sitting
 <2 h/day 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 2–2.9 h/day 1.03 (0.93–1.15) 1.04 (0.93–1.16) 1.03 (0.92–1.16) 1.10 (0.97–1.24)
 ≥3 h/day 1.06 (0.95–1.17) 1.09 (0.98–1.21) 0.93 (0.83–1.05) 1.04 (0.92–1.17)

Bold type denotes significance. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Based on the WHO definition.

b

Unadjusted for age, educational level, marital status, and family economic level.

c

Adjusted for age, educational level, marital status, and family economic level.