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Table 3 Multiple linear regression analyses on the contribution of social-ecological factors to total sedentary time

From: Social-ecological correlates of accelerometer-measured occupational sitting among Japanese desk-based workers

 

Overall

Male

Female

B (95% CI)

p

B (95% CI)

p

B (95% CI)

p

Social ecological factors

 Don’t have enough time to take sedentary breaks

1.02 (− 4.40 to 6.44)

0.71

−8.32 (−16.46 to − 0.19)

0.04

5.31 (− 3.45 to 14.07)

0.23

 Don’t have enough energy to take sedentary breaks

4.81 (−8.09 to 17.71)

0.46

17.25 (−6.69 to 41.2)

0.16

2.15 (−15.61 to 19.92)

0.81

 Sedentary breaks are a low priority

2.18 (−2.21 to 6.57)

0.33

1.91 (−3.33 to 7.14)

0.47

0.99 (−7.37 to 9.35)

0.81

 Too stressed at work to take sedentary breaks

5.12 (−1.23 to 11.46)

0.11

18.65 (7.04 to 30.25)

<0.01

4.99 (−4.45 to 14.44)

0.30

 I am motivated to take sedentary breaks.

4.15 (0.29 to 8.00)

0.04

3.52 (−1.38 to 8.43)

0.16

5.52 (−1.05 to 12.09)

0.10

 I typically see work colleagues take sedentary breaks.

−2.95 (−7.08 to 1.18)

0.16

−1.9 (−6.95 to 3.15)

0.46

−3.78 (−10.95 to 3.4)

0.30

 The company should encourage sedentary breaks.

2.49 (−2.72 to 7.7)

0.35

1.39 (−5.13 to 7.90)

0.67

2.97 (−6.08 to 12.02)

0.52

 There is limited space available at my workplace for me to take a short physical activity break.

−0.18 (−4.57 to 4.2)

0.93

1.83 (−3.9 to 7.57)

0.53

0.95 (−6.66 to 8.55)

0.80

Sociodemographic and health factors

 Sex (ref: male)

−6.21 (−9.98 to − 2.45)

<0.01

    

 Age

−0.08 (−0.33 to 0.17)

0.52

0.12 (−0.18 to 0.41)

0.44

−0.46 (− 0.94 to 0.03)

0.06

 Residence area (ref: Koto−ku)

−7.57 (−11.44 to − 3.7)

<0.01

− 9.21 (− 14.19 to − 4.23)

<0.01

−5.97 (− 12.72 to 0.78)

0.08

 Education (ref: high school or lower)

1.8 (−0.29 to 3.9)

0.09

2.09 (−0.53 to 4.71)

0.12

1 (−2.81 to 4.8)

0.60

 Income (ref: <5 million)

0.76 (−0.98 to 2.51)

0.39

1.16 (−0.96 to 3.27)

0.28

−0.88 (−4.2 to 2.44)

0.60

 Marital status (ref: single)

−4.21 (−8.57 to 0.16)

0.06

−1.56 (−7.89 to 4.78)

0.63

−3.3 (−10.15 to 3.56)

0.34

 BMI (Ref: <25.0 kg/m2)

4.88 (0.95 to 8.82)

0.02

6.19 (1.77 to 10.61)

0.01

2.15 (−6.33 to 10.63)

0.62

 Weekly MVPA

−1.01 (−1.6 to − 0.43)

<0.01

−0.92 (− 1.57 to − 0.27)

0.01

− 1.17 (−2.36 to 0.02)

0.054

Adjusted R2

0.18

0.26

0.05

  1. Social-ecological factors were entered as dichotomized variables: ‘disagree/strongly disagree (=1)’ and ‘agree/strongly agree (=2)’
  2. B Unstandardized regression coefficient; BMI Body mass index,, MVPA Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity