Week-day sitting (hours/day) | Weekend-day sitting (hours/day) | |||
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Explanatory variable (Reference) | B (95% CI) | B (95% CI) | ||
Biological factor | ||||
BMIb | 0.12*** | (0.08; 0.16) | 0.25*** | (0.22; 0.29) |
Socio-demographic factors | ||||
Country of birth (Australian born) | ||||
Other English speaking country | 0.08 | (−0.18; 0.34) | −0.05 | (−0.25; 0.16) |
Europe | 0.80** | (0.29; 1.30) | −0.07 | (−0.51; 0.36) |
Asia | 1.39*** | (1.02; 1.76) | 0.94*** | (0.61; 1.27) |
Other | 0.18 | (−0.37; 0.72) | 0.03 | (−0.43; 0.49) |
Area of residence (Urban) | ||||
Rural | −0.93*** | (−1.01; −0.85) | −0.10** | (−0.17; −0.03) |
Remote | −0.98*** | (−1.17; −0.78) | −0.01 | (−0.18; 0.16) |
Educational qualification (University degree/higher degree) | ||||
Less than 12 years of school | −1.23*** | (−1.38; −1.09) | 0.18** | (0.05; 0.31) |
Completed 12 years of school | −0.55*** | (−0.67; −0.43) | 0.15** | (0.05; 0.25) |
Post school/technical school | −0.51*** | (−0.62; −0.40) | 0.16*** | (0.07; 0.25) |
Marital status (Single) | ||||
De facto | −0.09 | (−0.19; 0.01) | −0.24*** | (−0.33; −0.15) |
Married | −0.81*** | (−0.91; −0.72) | −0.54*** | (−0.62; −0.46) |
Separated/divorced/widowed | −0.51*** | (−0.70; −0.32) | −0.28** | (−0.46; −0.09) |
Number of children (None) | ||||
1 | −1.44*** | (−1.53; −1.35) | −0.35*** | (−0.44; −0.27) |
2 | −2.17*** | (−2.27; −2.07) | −0.84*** | (−0.93; −0.76) |
≥3 | −2.62*** | (−2.76; −2.48) | −0.99*** | (−1.11; −0.87) |
Work-related factors | ||||
Occupational status (Professional) | ||||
No paid job | −1.50*** | (−1.60; −1.40) | −0.16*** | (−0.25; −0.08) |
Blue collar | −1.69*** | (−1.83; −1.54) | 0.05 | (−0.09; 0.18) |
White collar | −0.05 | (−0.15; 0.04) | 0.08 | (0.00; 0.16) |
Hours worked per week (35–40) | ||||
None | −1.55*** | (−1.66; −1.45) | −0.18*** | (−0.27; −0.09) |
1-15 | −1.42*** | (−1.53; −1.30) | −0.31*** | (−0.41; −0.21) |
16-24 | −1.20*** | (−1.32; −1.08) | −0.32*** | (−0.43; −0.22) |
25-34 | −0.95*** | (−1.07; −0.83) | −0.21*** | (−0.32; −0.10) |
41-48 | 0.17** | (0.08; 0.27) | −0.02 | (−0.11; 0.07) |
≥49 | 0.08 | (−0.05; 0.20) | −0.03 | (−0.14; 0.08) |
Lifestyle factors | ||||
Being active | −0.07 | (−0.13; 0.00) | −0.19*** | (−0.25; −0.13) |
Smoking status (Non smoker) | ||||
Ex-smoker | −0.23*** | (−0.34; −0.13) | 0.00 | (−0.08; 0.09) |
Current smoker | −0.15** | (−0.26; −0.05) | 0.20*** | (0.11; 0.29) |
Alcohol consumption (Low risk drinker) | ||||
Non drinker | −0.54*** | (−0.67; −0.41) | 0.17** | (0.05; 0.28) |
Rare drinker | −0.34*** | (−0.42; −0.26) | 0.17*** | (0.10; 0.24) |
Risky/high risk drinker | 0.20* | (0.00; 0.39) | 0.39*** | (0.21; 0.56) |
Being somewhat stressed | 0.30*** | (0.23; 0.37) | 0.25*** | (0.19; 0.31) |