Association of leisure-time sedentary behavior with fast food and carbonated soft drink consumption among 133,555 adolescents aged 12–15 years in 44 low- and middle-income countries

Table 2 Association of time spent sedentary with fast food and carbonated soft drink consumption (outcomes) estimated by multivariable logistic regression

Fast food consumption^a
Time spent sedentary	Overall		Male		Female
< 1 h/day	1.00		1.00		1.00
1 to 2 h/day	1.16***	[1.08,1.25]	1.14*	[1.01,1.30]	1.17***	[1.07,1.28]
3 to 4 h/day	1.36***	[1.26,1.48]	1.34***	[1.19,1.51]	1.36***	[1.23,1.49]
5 to 8 h/day	1.54***	[1.36,1.75]	1.52***	[1.25,1.84]	1.51***	[1.31,1.74]
> 8 h/day	1.45***	[1.28,1.63]	1.27**	[1.06,1.52]	1.61***	[1.38,1.88]
Carbonated soft drink consumption^b
Time spent sedentary	Overall		Male		Female
< 1 h/day	1.00		1.00		1.00
1 to 2 h/day	1.17***	[1.09,1.25]	1.17**	[1.05,1.31]	1.15**	[1.04,1.26]
3 to 4 h/day	1.14***	[1.06,1.22]	1.15*	[1.03,1.28]	1.13*	[1.02,1.25]
5 to 8 h/day	1.24***	[1.10,1.40]	1.24*	[1.04,1.47]	1.21*	[1.05,1.39]
> 8 h/day	1.57***	[1.37,1.81]	1.29*	[1.05,1.60]	1.91***	[1.60,2.28]

Data are odds ratio [95% confidence interval]
Models are adjusted for age, socioeconomic status (food insecurity), physical activity, and country. Overall estimate is additionally adjusted for sex
^aFast food consumption referred to having eaten food from a fast food restaurant at least once in the past 7 days
^bCarbonated soft drink consumption referred to drinking carbonated soft drinks at least once per day in the past 30 days
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001

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