Table 1 Demographic and health characteristics of the participants, by sitting time and CVD
Sitting time | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total group | Low | Moderate | High | No CVD | CVD | |
(n = 6,154) | (n = 1,860) | (n = 2,232) | (n = 2,062) | (n = 5,977) | (n = 177) | |
Age | 52.5 ± 1.5 | 52.5 ± 1.5 | 52.5 ± 1.5 | 52.5 ± 1.4 | 52.5 ± 1.5 | 52.8 ± 1.4 |
Sitting time, hours/day | 5.4 ± 2.6 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 4.9 ± 0.7 | 8.4 ± 1.8 | 5.4 ± 2.6 | 5.2 ± 2.3 |
Follow-up time, months | 118.6 ± 14.5 | 118.8 ± 13.5 | 118.2 ± 16.0 | 119.1 ± 13.7 | 120.2 ± 10.0 | 67.0 ± 34.5 |
CVD case, yes | 177 (2.9) | 48 (3.1) | 57 (3.0) | 47 (2.7) | ||
Educational level | ||||||
No formal qualifications | 914 (14.9) | 307 (16.5) | 351 (15.7) | 256 (12.4) | 888 (14.9) | 26 (14.7) |
School or leaving certificate | 3,130 (50.9) | 964 (51.8) | 1,113 (49.9) | 1,053 (51.1) | 3,045 (51.0) | 85 (48.0) |
Trade/apprenticeship or higher education | 2,110 (34.3) | 589 (31.7) | 768 (34.4) | 753 (36.5) | 2,044 (34.2) | 66 (37.3) |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | ||||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 96 (1.6) | 36 (1.9) | 24 (1.1) | 36 (1.8) | 93 (1.6) | 3 (1.7) |
Healthy weight (18.5-24.9) | 2,678 (43.5) | 912 (49.0) | 967 (43.3) | 799 (38.8) | 2,606 (43.6) | 72 (40.7) |
Overweight (25–30) | 2,014 (32.7) | 588 (31.6) | 760 (34.1) | 666 (32.3) | 1,953 (32.7) | 61 (34.5) |
Obese (>30) | 1,366 (22.2) | 324 (17.4) | 481 (21.6) | 561 (27.2) | 1,325 (22.2) | 41 (23.2) |
Physical activity* | ||||||
Nil/sedentary | 1,097 (17.8) | 300 (16.1) | 362 (16.2) | 435 (21.1) | 1,057 (17.7) | 40 (22.6) |
Low | 2,297 (37.3) | 690 (37.1) | 793 (35.5) | 814 (39.5) | 2,231 (37.3) | 66 (37.3) |
Moderate | 1,232 (20.0) | 369 (19.8) | 462 (20.7) | 401 (19.5) | 1,206 (20.2) | 26 (14.7) |
High | 1,528 (24.8) | 501 (26.9) | 615 (27.6) | 412 (20.0) | 1,483 (24.8) | 45 (25.4) |
Smoking status | ||||||
Non-smoker | 3,727 (60.6) | 1,153 (62.0) | 1,361 (61.0) | 1,213 (58.8) | 3,627 (60.7) | 100 (56.5) |
Ex-smoker | 1,546 (25.1) | 458 (24.6) | 549 (24.6) | 539 (26.1) | 1,500 (25.1) | 46 (26.0) |
Current smoker | 881 (14.3) | 249 (13.4) | 322 (14.4) | 310 (15.0) | 850 (14.2) | 31 (17.5) |
Alcohol consumption† | ||||||
Low risk drinker | 3,285 (53.4) | 943 (50.7) | 1,184 (53.1) | 1,158 (56.2) | 3,190 (53.4) | 95 (53.7) |
Non-drinker | 782 (12.7) | 256 (13.8) | 295 (13.2) | 231 (11.2) | 762 (12.8) | 20 (11.3) |
Rarely drinker | 1,717 (27.9) | 549 (29.5) | 631 (28.3) | 537 (26.0) | 1,660 (27.8) | 57 (32.2) |
Risky drinker | 370 (6.0) | 112 (6.0) | 122 (5.5) | 136 (6.6) | 365 (6.1) | 5 (2.8) |