Table 2 Associations between sleep variables and engagement in leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior, n = 51,247.

From: Poor sleep is associated with lower physical activity in a population-based cohort of middle-aged and older adults

Sleep characteristics (exposures)

Total

Women

(n = 25,241)

Men

(n = 26,006)

 
 

Model A*

Model B**

Model B**

Model B**

P-value for sex-sleep interaction

 

OR (95% CI)

OR ((95% CI)

OR ((95% CI)

OR ((95% CI)

 
 

Walking/cycling > 40 min/day

 

Sleep duration (h/night)

     

< 7

0.93 (0.89–0.97)

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

0.95 (0.90–1.01)

1.01 (0.95–1.07)

0.057

7 - <9

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

≥ 9

0.78 (0.72–0.84)

0.79 (0.73–0.85)

0.81 (0.73–0.91)

0.75 (0.67–0.85)

0.994

Sleep disturbance #

     

No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Yes

0.85 (0.82–0.88)

0.86 (0.83–0.90)

0.83 (0.79–0.88)

0.90 (0.85–0.95)

0.021

Symptoms of SDB #

     

No

Ref

Ref

 Ref

 Ref

 

Yes

0.75 (0.72–0.79)

0.83 (0.79–0.87)

0.87 (0.80–0.94)

0.81 (0.76–0.86)

0.038

 

Exercise ≥ 2 h/week

 

Sleep duration (h/night)

     

< 7

0.94 (0.89–0.99)

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

1.02 (0.94–1.10)

0.059 §

7 - <9

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

≥ 9

0.80 (0.71–0.89)

0.81 (0.72–0.90)

0.93 (0.80–1.08)

0.70 (0.59–0.84)

0.101 §

Sleep disturbance #

     

No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Yes

0.92 (0.87–0.97)

0.92 (0.87–0.97)

0.90 (0.84–0.97)

0.94 (0.87–1.01)

0.291

Symptoms of SDB #

     

No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Yes

0.87 (0.82–0.93)

0.93 (0.87–0.99)

0.99 (0.90–1.09)

0.89 (0.83–0.97)

0.063

 

Reading/watching TV > 4 h/day

 

Sleep duration (h/night)

     

< 7

1.23 (1.15–1.33)

1.21 (1.12–1.30)

1.12 (1.02–1.24)

1.30 (1.17–1.45)

0.057

7 - <9

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

≥ 9

1.12 (0.98–1.27)

0.96 (0.84–1.09)

0.86 (0.72–1.03)

1.08 (0.89–1.31)

0.089

Sleep disturbance #

     

No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Yes

1.31 (1.23–1.41)

1.22 (1.14–1.31)

1.20 (1.09–1.33)

1.23 (1.11–1.36)

0.733

Symptoms of SDB #

     

No

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Yes

1.25 (1.15–1.35)

1.14 (1.05–1.23)

1.04 (0.92–1.18)

1.21 (1.09–1.35)

0.046

  1. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; Ref, reference group for the analysis. *Model A was adjusted for age, sex, and education based on binary logistic regression. **Model B was further adjusted for employment status, cohabiting status, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index, BMI, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and history of depression. # Participants reported that at least one symptom (see methods for description) occurred often, most often, or always. Bold values = P-values < 0.05. § P-value for interaction of sleep duration as continuous variable by sex was < 0.05.
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