Sitting Behaviors and Mental Health among Workers and Nonworkers: The Role of Weight Status
Table 2
The association between sitting time and mental health stratified by work status: results of the linear regression analysis.
Association with mental health1
Crude
Adjusted2
Adjusted3
Beta
95% CI
Beta
95% CI
Beta
95% CI
Working ()
Total
−0.04
−0.05
−0.05
Transport (h/wk)
−0.10
−0.13
−0.13
(i) Commuting or during work (h/wk)
−0.10
−0.16
(ii) Leisure (h/wk)
−0.29
0.04
0.05
At work (h/wk)
0.04
0.01
0.01
Leisure (h/wk)
(i) Reading (h/wk)
0.07
0.15
0.15
(ii) TV viewing (h/wk)
(iii) Using computer (h/wk)
−0.21
−0.23
−0.23
(iv) Other sitting (h/wk)
−0.28
−0.16
−0.16
Nonworking ()
Total
0.04
0.003
Transport (h/wk)
0.05
−0.14
−0.13
(i) Commuting or during work (h/wk)
—
—
—
(ii) Leisure (h/wk)
0.05
−0.14
−0.13
At work (h/wk)
—
—
—
Leisure (h/wk)
0.03
0.01
(i) Reading (h/wk)
0.16
0.01
(ii) TV viewing (h/wk)
−0.09
−0.04
−0.04
(iii) Using computer (h/wk)
0.32
0.16
0.17
(iv) Other sitting (h/wk)
−0.05
0.03
0.03
1A higher MHI score indicates better mental health; thus, a negative beta indicates a negative association between sitting time and mental health; 2Adjusted for gender, age, education, household composition, perceived health, physical activity, smoking, and alcohol consumption; 3additionally adjusted for BMI; 4when added to this model: for a positive interaction term; 5when added to this model: for a negative interaction term.