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Table 2 Daily summaries metrics by socioeconomic and health-related factors in adults aged-46 (BCS70)

From: Unravelling upright events: a descriptive epidemiology of the behavioural composition and temporal distribution of upright events in participants from the 1970 British Cohort Study

  

Upright events (n)

Upright duration (min)

Standing duration (min)

Stepping duration (min)

Upright event burstiness (Bn)

Sedentary event burstiness (Bn)

N

B

[95% CI]

B

[95% CI]

B

[95% CI]

B

[95% CI]

B

[95% CI]

B

[95% CI]

Sex

(Ref: Male)

1897

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Female

2068

4.39***

[3.41,5.38]

22.68***

[17.20,28.16]

22.86***

[17.69,28.03]

-0.18

[-0.91,0.54]

0.05***

[0.04,0.05]

0.00

[-0.01,0.00]

Highest qualification

(Ref: None)

929

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 GCSE

1231

0.22

[-1.03,1.46]

0.85

[-6.11,7.81]

0.59

[-5.97,7.15]

0.26

[-0.66,1.18]

0.00

[-0.00,0.01]

-0.01

[-0.01,0.00]

 FE

629

0.10

[-1.41,1.60]

0.97

[-7.45,9.38]

0.53

[-7.41,8.46]

0.44

[-0.67,1.55]

0.00

[-0.00,0.01]

-0.01*

[-0.02,-0.00]

 HE

1176

-0.95

[-2.35,0.45]

-6.87

[-14.62,0.87]

-6.45

[-13.76,0.85]

-0.42

[-1.45,0.60]

0.00

[-0.01,0.01]

-0.02***

[-0.03,-0.01]

Disability

(Ref: None)

3472

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Some extent

388

-0.48

[-2.12,1.15]

3.57

[-5.43,12.56]

3.29

[-5.19,11.78]

0.27

[-0.92,1.46]

0.00

[-0.01,0.01]

0.00

[-0.01,0.01]

 Severely hampered

103

-2.72

[-6.00,0.56]

-17.26

[-34.89,0.37]

-17.69*

[-34.32,-1.07]

0.44

[-1.90,2.77]

0.01

[-0.01,0.03]

-0.02

[-0.04,0.00]

Self-rated health

(Ref: Excellent)

814

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Very good

1560

0.83

[-0.42,2.08]

9.76**

[2.83,16.69]

7.69*

[1.16,14.23]

2.07***

[1.15,2.98]

0.01*

[0.00,0.01]

0.00

[-0.00,0.01]

 Good

1100

0.94

[-0.45,2.32]

8.50*

[0.78,16.23]

6.61

[-0.67,13.89]

1.89***

[0.87,2.91]

0.01*

[0.00,0.02]

0.00

[-0.00,0.01]

 Fair

412

0.53

[-1.37,2.42]

11.46*

[0.98,21.94]

8.83

[-1.05,18.72]

2.63***

[1.24,4.01]

0.01

[-0.00,0.02]

0.00

[-0.01,0.01]

 Poor

79

-1.29

[-5.07,2.49]

-4.75

[-25.53,16.04]

-5.73

[-25.33,13.87]

0.98

[-1.77,3.73]

-0.01

[-0.04,0.01]

-0.01

[-0.04,0.01]

NS-SEC group

(Ref: Professional)

1996

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Intermediate

1207

1.81**

[0.68,2.94]

13.16***

[6.75,19.57]

10.78***

[4.73,16.82]

2.38***

[1.54,3.23]

0.01

[-0.00,0.01]

0.01

[-0.00,0.01]

 Routine

540

-0.54

[-2.09,1.02]

6.86

[-1.96,15.67]

4.57

[-3.74,12.87]

2.29***

[1.12,3.46]

0.00

[-0.01,0.01]

0.01*

[0.00,0.02]

Body mass index

(Ref: 18.5 < 25)

1229

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Overweight (25 < 35)

1518

-3.18***

[-4.30,-2.06]

-6.84*

[-13.09,-0.60]

-6.38*

[-12.27,-0.49]

-0.47

[-1.29,0.36]

-0.02***

[-0.02,-0.01]

0.00

[-0.01,0.01]

 Obese (30 < 35)

1033

-6.38***

[-7.65,-5.12]

-7.09*

[-14.13,-0.06]

-6.40

[-13.03,0.24]

-0.69

[-1.63,0.24]

-0.03***

[-0.04,-0.02]

0.00

[-0.01,0.01]

 Morbidly obese (≥ 35)

107

-12.97***

[-15.87,-10.06]

-3.88

[-20.22,12.47]

-2.43

[-17.84,12.98]

-1.44

[-3.61,0.72]

-0.04***

[-0.06,-0.02]

0.01

[-0.01,0.03]

 Underweight (< 18.5)

78

-8.15***

[-11.52,-4.78]

-8.04

[-26.67,10.58]

-7.59

[-25.15,9.97]

-0.45

[-2.92,2.01]

-0.01

[-0.03,0.01]

0.01

[-0.01,0.03]

Occupational activity

(Ref: Sitting)

2188

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Standing

627

-0.39

[-1.73,0.96]

69.24***

[61.84,76.65]

63.28***

[56.30,70.27]

5.96***

[4.98,6.94]

0.04***

[0.03,0.05]

0.02***

[0.01,0.02]

 Physical work

965

-0.2

[-1.45,1.05]

62.74***

[55.80,69.68]

54.16***

[47.61,60.70]

8.58***

[7.66,9.50]

0.05***

[0.04,0.05]

0.02***

[0.01,0.03]

 Heavy manual

185

-0.27

[-2.60,2.06]

75.74***

[62.53,88.94]

61.31***

[48.85,73.76]

14.43***

[12.69,16.18]

0.06***

[0.04,0.07]

0.03***

[0.01,0.04]

Smoking habits

(Ref: Never)

2036

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Past smoker

1285

1.52**

[0.50,2.54]

-5.65

[-11.33,0.02]

-6.27*

[-11.63,-0.92]

0.62

[-0.13,1.37]

0.00

[-0.01,0.00]

0.00

[-0.01,0.00]

 Occasional smoker

181

2.64*

[0.44,4.85]

15.4*

[3.12,27.73]

15.23*

[3.63,26.83]

0.19

[-1.43,1.82]

0.00

[-0.01,0.01]

0.00

[-0.02,0.01]

 Daily smoker

463

2.79***

[1.28,4.30]

11.82**

[3.37,20.27]

10.66**

[2.69,18.62]

1.16*

[0.04,2.28]

-0.01*

[-0.02,-0.00]

-0.01*

[-0.02,-0.00]

  1. Multivariate linear regressions of upright event metrics. Presented as the unstandardised regression coefficient (B) and 95% confidence intervals [95% CI]. Mutually adjusted for all socioeconomic, lifestyle and health factors, and daily wear time. Additionally adjusted for daily step count
  2. N Sub-group sample size
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001