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Table 3 β (95% CI) for weight, domain-specific physical activity and sedentary behaviours by change in marital status, Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study, Australia, 1985–2011

From: Partnering and parenting transitions in Australian men and women: associations with changes in weight, domain-specific physical activity and sedentary behaviours

Variables

Men

Women

n

Model 1

Model 2

n

Model 1

Model 2

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

β (95% CI)

Weight (kg)

 Stayed not partnered

150

REF

REF

171

REF

REF

 Became partnered

174

0.7 (−0.9, 2.2)

1.1 (−0.5, 2.8)

144

2.2 (0.7, 3.7)**

1.8 (0.2, 3.4)*

 Stayed partnered

645

REF

REF

743

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

39

−1.3 (−3.6, 0.9)

−1.6 (−3.9, 0.7)

58

−1.0 (−2.9, 0.8)

−1.1 (−2.9, 0.8)

BMI (kg/m2)

 Stayed not partnered

150

REF

REF

171

REF

REF

 Became partnered

174

−0.1 (−0.6, 0.5)

0.1 (−0.5, 0.6)

144

0.9 (0.3, 1.4)**

0.7 (0.1, 1.3)*

 Stayed partnered

645

REF

REF

743

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

39

−0.4 (−1.2, 0.3)

−0.5 (− 1.3, 0.3)

58

− 0.5 (− 1.2, 0.2)

−0.5 (− 1.2, 0.2)

Total PA (mins/wk)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

101.9 (−51.6, 255.5)

175.3 (17.2, 333.4)*

78

84.5 (−41.7, 210.7)

65.5 (−65.4, 196.4)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

54.6 (−174.1, 283.4)

46.8 (− 184.1, 277.8)

34

67.4 (−86.8, 221.6)

82.7 (−73.3, 238.8)

Walking PA (mins/wk)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

−2.3 (−84.0, 79.3)

43.2 (−41.0, 127.5)

78

− 20.8 (−92.0, 50.3)

10.9 (−62.5, 84.3)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

47.6 (−74.0, 169.3)

19.8 (−103.2, 142.9)

34

86.3 (−0.7, 173.3)

65.4 (−22.2, 153.0)

Moderate intensity PA (mins/wk)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

88.1 (9.4, 166.8)*

86.8 (4.6, 169.0)*

78

101.9 (16.7, 187.1)*

37.0 (−49.4, 123.4)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

−26.7 (−144.0, 90.6)

−7.0 (−127.1, 113.1)

34

3.4 (−100.6, 107.4)

47.1 (−55.7, 150.0)

Vigorous intensity PA (mins/wk)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

21.4 (−44.2, 86.9)

51.0 (−16.1, 118.0)

78

5.1 (−31.1, 41.3)

22.2 (−14.9, 59.3)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

30.4 (−67.3, 128.1)

29.2 (−68.8, 127.2)

34

−28.0 (−72.2, 16.2)

−40.3 (−84.4, 3.9)

Occupational PA (mins/wk)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

40.9 (−70.5, 152.3)

62.0 (−52.8, 176.9)

78

6.8 (−62.9, 76.5)

45.5 (−25.0, 116.0)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

−84.9 (− 250.9, 81.2)

−70.9 (− 238.7, 96.9)

34

− 8.4 (−93.4, 76.6)

−46.8 (− 130.7, 37.1)

Transport PA (mins/wk)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

14.0 (−34.0, 62.0)

32.8 (−17.2, 82.8)

78

−40.6 (−86.7, 5.4)

− 38.4 (− 86.0, 9.3)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

55.7 (−15.9, 127.2)

44.8 (−28.2, 117.9)

34

57.3 (1.1, 113.5)*

62.0 (5.3, 118.8)*

Domestic PA (mins/wk)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

100.2 (37.5, 162.9)**

96.7 (30.8, 162.7)**

78

129.3 (46.4, 212.1)**

47.3 (−35.2, 129.8)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

−13.1 (− 106.5, 80.4)

−5.3 (− 101.7, 91.1)

34

18.5 (−82.6, 119.7)

75.7 (−22.5, 173.9)

Leisure time PA (mins/wk)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

−45.9 (−106.8, 14.9)

−8.8 (−71.8, 54.2)

78

−5.2 (−52.8, 42.3)

19.7 (−28.9, 68.4)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

93.0 (2.3, 183.6)*

70.4 (−21.7, 162.4)

34

−8.8 (−66.7, 49.0)

−22.7 (− 80.6, 35.2)

Sitting time (mins/day)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

3.7 (− 50.0, 57.3)

5.0 (−50.3, 60.3)

78

−43.3 (−83.0, −3.5)*

− 5.1 (− 44.8, 34.6)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

−34.3 (−114.3, 45.7)

−49.4 (− 130.4, 31.5)

34

50.0 (1.7, 98.3)*

27.8 (−19.2, 74.8)

TV viewing time (mins/day)

 Stayed not partnered

56

REF

REF

123

REF

REF

 Became partnered

84

−5.6 (−34.2, 23.0)

4.5 (−25.4, 34.5)

78

−6.6 (− 24.8, 11.6)

−4.2 (− 23.1, 14.6)

 Stayed partnered

276

REF

REF

554

REF

REF

 Became separated/divorced/widowed

16

31.9 (−10.7, 74.6)

25.0 (−18.8, 68.8)

34

−13.3 (−35.6, 9.0)

− 15.9 (− 38.4, 6.5)

  1. BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; PA, physical activity
  2. Model 1: adjusted for weight, PA or sedentary behaviours at baseline
  3. Model 2: Model 1 + baseline age, sex, education, follow-up length and parenting transitions
  4. β (95% CI) in bold means statistically significant difference compared to the reference group (became partnered vs. stayed not partnered, became separated/divorced/widowed vs. stayed partnered both times)
  5. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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