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Table 2 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 men

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

 

Model 1 (n = 747)

Model 2 (n = 722)

Model 3 (n = 682)

Model 4 (n = 746)

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

-.306

.024

-.425

≤.001***

            

Transport-related PA-1

.069

.094

.025

.461

            

MET-minutes/day

                

Leisure-related PA

-.120

.127

-.032

.346

            

MET-minutes/day-1

                

Sitting time transport

    

.035

.106

.028

.768

        

Sitting time TV

    

-.382

.090

-.156

<.001***

        

Sitting time computer

    

.166

.112

.058

.137

        

Sitting time leisure

    

-.113

.095

-.046

.234

        

Age

        

.582

.516

-.041

.260

    

Education level

        

35.348

4.430

.294

≤.001***

    

Income level

        

37.777

8.106

.170

≤.001***

    

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

            

12.801

4.726

.104

.007**

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

            

-2.527

4.710

-.021

.592

R 2

0.179

0.009

.130

.010

  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 (5).
  3. (B = unstandardised beta; SE B = standard error of beta; β = standardised beta; ** = p < .01; *** = p < .001).