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Table 2 Cardio-metabolic risk biomarkers according to total sitting time for men and women, (n = 16.049) a

From: Total sitting time and risk of myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease and all-cause mortality in a prospective cohort of Danish adults

  

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

Triglycerides (mmol/l)d

 

Total sitting time (hours/day)

Meanb

95% CI

Meanc

95% CI

Meanb

95% CI

Meanc

95% CI

Men

< 6

5.21

5.17, 5.24

4.70

4.58, 4.82

1.47

1.44, 1.49

1.17

1.11, 1.25

 

6- < 10

5.26

5.18, 5.35

4.73

4.57, 4.90

1.56

1.49, 1.64

1.22

1.12, 1.33

 

10+

5.42

5.31, 5.52

4.86

4.67, 5.04

1.64

1.55, 1.73

1.23

1.12, 1.36

P for trend

<0.01

 

<0.01

 

<0.01

 

<0.01

 

Women

< 6

5.34

5.32, 5.48

5.55

5.41, 5.69

1.20

1.18, 1.22

1.34

1.25, 1.43

 

6- < 10

5.40

5.33, 5.47

5.59

5.40, 5.78

1.25

1.20, 1.30

1.36

1.24, 1.48

 

10+

5.43

5.34, 5.54

5.61

5.40, 5.83

1.30

1.23, 1.37

1.37

1.24, 1.52

P for trend

<0.01

 

0.05

 

<0.01

 

0.06

 
  

Body mass index (kg/m 2 )

Waist circumference (cm)

Men

< 6

25.9

25.8, 26.0

25.8

25.4, 26.2

95.4

95.0, 95.7

92.9

91.7, 94.1

 

6- < 10

26.0

25.7, 26.3

25.9

25.3, 26.5

96.3

95.4, 97.2

93.8

92.1, 95.5

 

10+

26.3

26.0, 26.7

26.2

25.5, 26.8

97.9

96.9, 98.9

95.0

93.1, 96.8

P for trend

<0.01

 

<0.01

 

<0.01

 

<0.01

 

Women

< 6

24.7

24.5, 24.8

24.0

23.4, 24.7

85.5

85.1, 85.8

82.5

80.9, 84.1

 

6- < 10

25.0

24.6, 25.3

24.3

23.5, 25.1

86.7

85.8, 87.6

83.5

81.4, 85.6

 

10+

25.5

25.0, 26.0

24.6

23.7, 25.5

87.9

86.7, 89.1

84.1

81.7, 86.5

P for trend

<0.01

 

<0.01

 

<0.01

 

<0.01

 
  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, n number of participants.
  2. aIncludes the study population participating in the clinical health examination. Average values shown are estimated from generalized linear models with imputed values for missing data and weighted by non-response weights.
  3. bApply for a reference person (age 52 years).
  4. cApply for a reference person (age 52 years, alcohol consumption 1-7 drinks per week, never smoker, and education <10 years). Also, analysis with cholesterol and triglycerides applies for a reference person with waist circumference <90 cm and body mass index <25 kg/m2.
  5. dBack transformed from the log scale.
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