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Table 2 Associations between mental well-being, work productivity loss and the scales for presenteeism with sitting time, PA and socio-demographic characteristics

From: Self-reported sitting time and physical activity: interactive associations with mental well-being and productivity in office employees

 

Mental Well-Being at work (WEMWBS)1

WLQ Index Score2% of lost work productivity

Presenteeism (WLQ)3Time scale4

Presenteeism (WLQ) Mental-Interpersonal scale5

Presenteeism (WLQ) Output scale6

Gender

     

 Male

1

1

1

1

1

 Female

−2.09 (−3.33, −0.85)*

0.22 (−0.60, 1.05)

2.45 (−1.29, 6.20)

2.37 (−1.44, 6.18)

−0.22 (−4.30, 3.87)

Age

0.05 (−0.02, 0.11)

0.002 (−0.041, 0.045)

−0.10 (−0.30, 0.09)

−0.09 (−0.29, 0.10)

0.08 (−0.13, 0.30)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

−0.02 (−0.07, 0.04)

0.033 (0.004, 0.063)*

0.15 (0.01, 0.29)*

0.16 (0.02, 0.31)*

0.13 (−0.03, 0.28)

Occupation

     

 Academic Staff

1

1

1

1

1

 Administrative Staff

−0.22 (−1.46, 1.03)

−0.39 (−1.18, 0.39)

−0.29 (−3.86, 3.27)

−1.70 (−5.46, 2.05)

−4.39 (−8.45, −0.33)*

Physical Activity (MET-minutes/week)7

0.66 (0,09, 1,22)*

−0.50 (−0.91, −0.09)*

−1.47 (−3.32, 0.38)

−1.14 (−3.00, 0.72)

−3.25 (−5.25, −1.25)*

Physical Activity (MET-minutes/week)

     

 Physical activity low level

1

1

1

1

1

 Physical activity moderate level

0.53 (−1.26, 2.31)

−1.21 (−2.16, −0.26)*

−7.31 (−11.64, −2.99)*

−4.84 (−9.28, −0.41)*

−4.69 (−9.50, 0.11)

 Physical activity high level

2.33 (0.63, 4.02)*

−1.71 (−2.68, −0.75)*

−7.88 (−12.24, −3.52)*

−7.27 (−11.76, −2.77)*

−7.70 (−12.52, −2.88)*

SITTING 8

     

Time spent sitting at work (min/day)

−0.004 (−0.072, 0.064)

0.05 (−0.009, 0.1)

0.17 (−0.08, 0.42)

0.25 (−0.02, 0.52)

0.30 (−0.01, 0.59)*

Time spent sitting travelling (min/day)

     

 Weekdays

0.02 (−0.17, 0.20)

−0.002 (−0.13, 0.12)

0.15 (−0.41, 0.72)

−0.03 (−0.61, 0.55)

−0.11 (−0.73, 0.50)

 Weekend days

−0.18 (−0.37, 0,01)*

0.14 (0,01, 0.27)*

0.70 (0.12, 1.29)*

0.75 (0.16, 1.34)*

0.62 (−0.01, 1.26)*

Total sitting time (min/day)

     

 Weekdays

0.02 (−0.03, 0.06)

0.02 (−0.02, 0.07)

0.11 (−0.08, 0.31)

0.13 (−0.06, 0.33)

0.11 (−0.10, 0.32)

 Weekend days

−0.10 (−0.14, −0.05)*

0.01 (−0.03, 0.05)

0.09 (−0.11, 0.28)

0.14 (−0.06, 0.33)

0.16 (−0.05, 0.37)

  1. *p < 0.05.
  2. 1 Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): Scores range 14 to 70. Higher scores indicate better positive mental well-being.
  3. 2A percentage estimate of work loss based on the weighted sum of the scores from the Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) scales.
  4. 3The estimated percentage of time in the previous two weeks spent feeling limited in performing a specific dimension of job tasks (rated from low to high difficulty).
  5. 4Five items addressing difficulty in scheduling demands.
  6. 5Six items cover difficulty performing cognitive tasks involving the processing of sensory information and a person’s problems interacting with people on-the-job.
  7. 6Five items address decrements in the ability to meet demands for quantity, quality and timeless of completed work.
  8. 7Coefficient (95% Confidence Interval) corresponding to the physical activity logarithm.
  9. 8The coefficients of the different domains of sitting correspond to an increase of 15 min/day.
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