Table 5 Logistic regression of neck and shoulder pain (NSP) in the past month and sedentary activity for females (n = 351) and males (n = 292), expressed as odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals (CI)
Sedentary activity | Females | Males | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Proportion reporting NSP (%) | Adjusteda OR (CI) | Proportion reporting NSP (%) | Adjusteda OR (CI) |
Time watching TV | Â | Â | Â | Â |
More than 32 hours/week | 36.0 | 0.66 (0.23–1.87) | 22.5 | 0.72 (0.22–2.33) |
>23–32 hours/week | 38.6 | 0.69 (0.28–1.70) | 21.1 | 0.65 (0.22–1.94) |
>10–23 hours/week | 30.3 | 0.51 (0.25–1.05) | 25.0 | 0.81 (0.31–2.15) |
>6–10 hours/week | 32.8 | 0.59 (0.26–1.35) | 19.4 | 0.59 (0.17–1.97) |
6 hours/week or less | 47.4 | 1 | 29.2 | 1 |
Total reading time | Â | Â | Â | Â |
More than 4 hours/week | 40.0 | 1.52 (0.24–9.80) | 33.3 | 1.61 (0.27–9.48) |
>2–4 hours/week | 37.5 | 1.36 (0.52–3.59) | 37.0 | 1.89 (0.75–4.81) |
>1–2 hours/week | 33.8 | 1.17 (0.57–2.38) | 21.1 | 0.88 (0.35–2.22) |
>0–1 hours/week | 35.1 | 1.19 (0.65–2.17) | 21.1 | 0.86 (0.45–1.65) |
0 hours/week | 30.7 | 1 | 23.5 | 1 |
Time at computer | Â | Â | Â | Â |
More than 12 hours/week | 38.3 | 1.35 (0.57–3.19) | 21.1 | 0.65 (0.23–1.83) |
>6–12 hours/week | 30.1 | 0.90 (0.39–2.09) | 22.1 | 0.70 (0.24–1.99) |
>3–6 hours/week | 33.3 | 1.09 (0.48–2.49) | 23.6 | 0.75 (0.26–2.21) |
>0–3 hours/week | 36.1 | 1.25 (0.55–2.82) | 25.8 | 0.85 (0.30–2.42) |
0 hours/week | 33.3 | 1 | 29.2 | 1 |
Total IT time (TV + computer) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
More than 46 hours/week | 18.2 | 0.52 (0.10–2.73) | 25.5 | 1.28 (0.31–5.35) |
>35–46 hours/week | 37.8 | 1.45 (0.59–3.56) | 21.4 | 1.00 (0.24–4.21) |
>18–35 hours/week | 33.3 | 1.18 (0.60–2.32) | 22.1 | 1.05 (0.27–4.01) |
>12–18 hours/week | 40.0 | 1.60 (0.73–3.50) | 31.3 | 1.69 (0.38–7.46) |
12 hours/week or less | 30.2 | 1 | 21.3 | 1 |