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Table 3 Results from the multiple linear regressions on the contributions of the socio-demographic, behavioural and cognitive correlates to the dependant variable “sitting time during work” for women

From: Socio-demographic, behavioural and cognitive correlates of work-related sitting time in German men and women

 

Model 1 (n = 769)

Model 2 (n = 746)

Model 3 (n = 684)

Model 4 (n = 764)

Behavioural correlates (PA)

Behavioural correlates (sitting)

Socio-demographic correlates

Cognitive correlates

 

B

SE B

β

p

B

SE B

β

p

B

SE B

β

p

B

SE B

β

p

Work-related PA MET-minutes/day-1

-.330

.035

-.324

≤.001***

            

Transport-related PA

-.163

.077

-.073

.034*

            

MET-minutes/day-1

                

Leisure-related PA

.112

.135

.028

.410

            

MET-minutes/day-1

                

Sitting time transport

    

.103

.135

.028

.443

        

Sitting time TV

    

-.382

.090

-.156

≤.001***

        

Sitting time computer

    

-.052

.093

-.020

.579

        

Sitting time leisure

    

-.161

.093

-.063

.083

        

Age

        

-2.254

.610

-.138

≤.001***

    

Education level

        

33.019

6.279

.205

≤.001***

    

Income level

        

27.690

8.297

.128

.001**

    

‘Sitting for long periods does not matter to me’ b

            

-0.216

4.368

-.002

.961

‘When I sit for hours, I feel uncomfortable’ a

            

3.201

4.900

.024

.514

R 2

.109

.032

.100

.001

  1. aResponse options: strongly agree (1), somewhat agree (2), in between (3), somewhat disagree (4), strongly disagree (5).
  2. bResponse options were recorded as: strongly disagree (1), somewhat disagree (2), in between (3), somewhat agree (4), strongly agree.
  3. (B = unstandardised beta; SE B = standard error of beta; β = standardised beta; * = p < .05; ** = p < .01; *** = p < .001).