Table 2

Associations between sedentary behaviours and mortality from all causes and cardiometabolic diseases for the total sample (adjusted HRs and 95% CIs), HUNT3

All cause mortalityCMD-related mortality
HR95% CIp-TrendHR95% CIp-Trend
Total sitting time (h/day) (n=42077)*
 Number of deaths640236
 <4941.00331.00
 4−<73021.120.89 to 1.421021.070.72 to 1.60
 7−<101221.180.90 to 1.57461.150.72 to 1.84
 ≥101221.651.24 to 2.210.001552.151.34 to 3.440.001
TV-viewing time (h/day) (n=38401)*
 Number of deaths684267
 <1661.00261.00
 1–34550.980.75 to 1.271750.910.60 to 1.40
 ≥41631.110.83 to 1.480.312661.080.68 to 1.720.493
Occupational (n=45685)*
 Number of deaths24481
 Mostly sitting931.00301.00
 Much walking610.730.51 to 1.03140.620.31 to 1.24
 Much walk and lift440.650.44 to 0.97140.770.37 to 1.59
 Heavy labour460.950.64 to 1.400.441231.550.83 to 2.900.185
  • *Model adjusted for sex, body mass index, education level, meeting PA guidelines, smoking status, general health status, cardiometabolic disease (CMD) status with age as the time axis. Person-years: 137 315.79 (total sitting), 125 772.35 (TV-viewing) and 116 713.7 (occupational sitting).