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Table 3 Odds of having high levels of total, occupational and leisure-time sitting according to occupational indicators

From: Associations between occupational indicators and total, work-based and leisure-time sitting: a cross-sectional study

 

High total sitting time

High total sitting time

High occupational sitting time

High occupational sitting time

High leisure-time sitting

High leisure-time sitting

 

(Bivariate)

(Multiple)a

(Bivariate)

(Multiple)b

(Bivariate)

(Multiple)c

General

Full-time job

1

1

1

1

1

1

Part-time job

0.56 (0.43 – 0.75)

0.64 (0.42 – 0.98)

0.82 (0.62 – 1.08)

0.67 (0.42 – 1.05)

0.96 (0.73 – 1.27)

0.97 (0.64 – 1.48)

White-collar job

1

1

1

1

1

1

Blue-collar job

0.61 (0.47 – 0.80)

0.55 (0.37 – 0.82)

0.20 (0.15 – 0.27)

0.32 (0.21 – 0.49)

1.08 (0.83 – 1.40)

1.00 (0.68 – 1.47)

< 5 years in same org

1

1

1

1

1

1

≥ 5 years in same org

1.15 (0.91 – 1.45)

0.95 (0.68 – 1.32)

1.62 (1.28 – 2.04)

1.28 (0.89 – 1.84)

0.90 (0.72 – 1.14)

0.78 (0.56 – 1.08)

Shift

Non shift-worker

1

1

1

1

1

1

Shift-worker

1.01 (0.79 – 1.28)

1.14 (0.71– 2.29)

0.42 (0.33 – 0.54)

0.80 (0.48 – 1.34)

1.00 (0.79 – 1.27)

0.78 (1.49 – 1.24)

No night shifts

1

1

1

1

1

1

Does night shifts

1.11 (0.84 – 1.46)

1.38 (0.78 – 2.45)

0.42 (0.31 – 0.56)

0.76 (0.41 – 1.44)

1.24 (0.94 – 1.63)

1.32 (0.75 – 2.32)

No rotational shifts

1

1

1

1

1

1

Does rotational shifts

1.11 (0.82 – 1.50)

1.12 (0.62 – 2.02)

0.40 (0.30 – 0.55)

0.72 (0.38 – 1.38)

1.21 (0.89 – 1.63)

1.56 (0.88 – 2.78)

Demand

≤ 40 hrs/wk of work

1

1

1

1

1

1

> 40 hrs/wk of work

1.19 (0.93 – 1.51)

0.82 (0.54 – 1.27)

0.97 (0.77 – 1.23)

0.76 (0.47 – 1.21)

0.73 (0.57 – 0.93)

0.82 (0.54 – 1.24)

≤ 8 hrs/day of work

1

1

1

1

1

1

> 8 hrs/day of work

1.08 (0.86 – 1.36)

0.82 (0.54 – 1.26)

0.94 (0.75 – 1.18)

1.57 (0.99 – 2.49)

0.62 (0.49 – 0.78)

0.44 (0.29 – 0.68)

Low physical demand

1

1

1

1

1

1

High physical demand

0.37(0.29 – 0.47)

0.41 (0.29 – 0.58)

0.18 (0.14 – 0.24)

0.26 (0.18 – 0.37)

0.85 (0.67 – 1.07)

1.02 (0.71– 1.45)

  1. amultiple logistic regression model adjusted for gender, age, education, income, BMI, physical activity and all work variables.
  2. bmultiple logistic regression model adjusted for gender, age, education, income, BMI, physical activity, leisure-time sitting and all work variables.
  3. cmultiple logistic regression model adjusted for gender, age, education, income, BMI, physical activity, occupational sitting time and all work variables.
  4. Values in bold indicate a significant odds ratio.
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