Table 2 Associations of context-specific sitting time (h/day) with biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk

2-h plasma glucose (mmol/L)

A

-0.06 (-0.10, -0.03) ***

0.07 (-0.02, 0.16)

0.17 (0.11, 0.23)***

B

0.04 (-0.00, 0.08)

0.12 (0.04, 0.20)**

0.06 (0.00, 0.12)

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)

A

0.00 (-0.01, 0.01)

0.01 (-0.03, 0.04)

0.04 (0.02, 0.06)**

B

0.01 (-0.00, 0.02)

0.01 (-0.02, 0.04)

0.01 (-0.01, 0.03)

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

A

-1.24 (-1.45, -1.02)***

-0.78 (-1.45, -0.11)*

1.82 (1.20, 2.43)***

B

-0.45 (-0.70, -0.19)**

-0.43 (-0.99, 0.14)

0.45 (-0.13, 1.03)

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

A

0.10 (-0.07, 0.27)

0.21 (-0.26, 0.68)

0.58 (0.25, 0.91)**

B

-0.15 (-0.37, 0.08)

0.06 (-0.40, 0.52)

0.51 (0.16, 0.85)**

Triglycerides (mmol/L)

A

0.02 (0.00, 0.03)**

0.03 (-0.01, 0.06)

0.05 (0.03, 0.08)**

B

0.02 (0.00, 0.03)*

0.02 (-0.01, 0.05)

0.04 (0.01, 0.06)**

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)

A

-0.02 (-0.03, -0.02)***

-0.03 (-0.05, -0.01)**

-0.03 (-0.04, -0.02)***

B

-0.01 (-0.01, 0.00)

-0.01 (-0.03, 0.00)

-0.02 (-0.03, -0.01)**

LDL/HDL ratio (mmol/L)

A

0.04 (0.03, 0.06)***

0.06 (0.03, 0.09)**

0.03 (0.01, 0.05)**

B

0.02 (-0.00, 0.03)

0.02 (-0.00, 0.05)

0.03 (0.01, 0.06)**

BMI (kg/m²)

A

0.05 (-0.03, 0.13)

0.20 (0.01, 0.38)*

0.35 (0.21, 0.49)***

B

0.11 (-0.01, 0.22)

0.22 (0.04, 0.41)*

0.27 (0.12, 0.42)**

Waist circumference (cm)

A

0.29 (0.12, 0.47)**

0.95 (0.42, 1.49)**

1.41 (1.11, 1.72)***

B

0.23 (-0.01, 0.47)

0.66 (0.17, 1.16)**

0.70 (0.41, 1.00)***

Clustered cardiometabolic risk (z)

A

0.01 (-0.00, 0.03)

0.05 (0.01, 0.09)*

0.13 (0.10, 0.15)***

B

0.01 (-0.01, 0.03)

0.03 (-0.00, 0.06)

0.07 (0.04, 0.09)***