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Table 5 Multivariable associations of socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle factors with high sitting time

From: Correlates of occupational, leisure and total sitting time in working adults: results from the Singapore multi-ethnic cohort

 

High occupational sitting timea

High leisure sitting timeb

High total sitting timeb

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

 21-30c

1

1

1

 31–40

1.03 (0.87,1.21) 0.749

0.75 (0.63,0.90) 0.002

0.93 (0.78,1.13) 0.475

 41–50

1.31 (1.11,1.54) 0.002

0.66 (0.55,0.79) <0.001

1.01 (0.83,1.22) 0.920

 51–60

1.16 (0.96,1.40) 0.116

0.76 (0.62,0.94) 0.011

1.02 (0.82,1.26) 0.882

 61+

1.22 (0.91,1.63) 0.193

0.63 (0.46,0.86) 0.003

0.84 (0.59,1.20) 0.336

Gender

 Malec

1

1

1

 Female

1.77 (1.59,1.98) <0.001

0.90 (0.79,1.03) 0.117

1.18 (1.04,1.34) 0.012

Ethnicity

 Chinesec

1

1

1

 Malay

0.74 (0.65,0.84) <0.001

1.04 (0.91,1.20) 0.567

0.70 (0.60,0.81) <0.001

 Indian

0.67 (0.59,0.75) <0.001

0.85 (0.74,0.98) 0.022

0.55 (0.47,0.63) <0.001

Marital Status

 Marriedc

1

1

1

 Never Married

0.98 (0.85,1.12) 0.739

1.25 (1.08,1.45) 0.004

1.16 (0.99,1.35) 0.063

 Separated/Divorced/Widowed

0.75 (0.60,0.95) 0.018

1.26 (1.00,1.60) 0.048

0.91 (0.69,1.20) 0.489

Highest education

 No Formal/PSLEc

1

1

1

 Secondary/O/N/ITE/NTC

2.44 (2.09,2.85) <0.001

0.83 (0.71,0.96) 0.015

1.50 (1.26,1.80) <0.001

 A’level/Polytech/Diploma

3.46 (2.90,4.14) <0.001

0.86 (0.72,1.04) 0.125

1.81 (1.47,2.23) <0.001

 University and above

5.74 (4.75,6.94) <0.001

0.92 (0.75,1.13) 0.414

2.55 (2.06,3.16) <0.001

Smoking

 Noc

1

1

1

 Former

0.88 (0.73,1.06) 0.178

1.22 (0.99,1.49) 0.064

1.03 (0.84,1.28) 0.754

 Yes

0.80 (0.70,0.93) 0.003

1.57 (1.35,1.82) <0.001

1.03 (0.87,1.21) 0.740

Total Caloric Intake (Kcal/day)

 1st quartile

1

1

1

 2nd quartile

1.17 (1.02,1.34) 0.024

1.25 (1.06,1.47) 0.008

1.18 (1.00,1.40) 0.050

 3rd quartile

1.41 (1.23,1.62) <0.001

1.44 (1.22,1.69) <0.001

1.59 (1.35,1.87) <0.001

 4th quartile

1.43 (1.24,1.64) <0.001

1.68 (1.43,1.97) <0.001

1.60 (1.36,1.88) <0.001

Moderate-to-vigorous LTPA (MET-h/week)

 0c

1

1

1

  > 0 - ≤ 10.7

1.04 (0.93,1.17) 0.481

1.07 (0.93,1.22) 0.362

1.03 (0.90,1.18) 0.683

  > 10.7

0.95 (0.84,1.07) 0.370

1.08 (0.94,1.24) 0.295

0.98 (0.85,1.13) 0.758

  1. Bold numbers represent statistically significant findings
  2. All models are corrected for total working time in hours per day
  3. h hours, ITE Institute of Technical Education, Kcal Kilocalorie, LTPA Leisure Time Physical Activity, MET Metabolic Equivalent of Task, NTC National Technical Certificate, O/N O and N levels, PSLE Primary School Leaving Exam, 12 years old, OR Odds Ratio, CI Conficende Interval
  4. aDichotomized as <4 h/day versus ≥4 h/day
  5. bDichotomized as <8 h/day versus ≥8 h/day
  6. creference category