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Table 3 Pairwise comparison of sedentary behaviour between groups after adjustment for covariates

From: Association of objective sedentary behaviour and self-rated health in English older adults

Self-rated general health (n = 435)

Mean difference

95% CI for difference

p-value

Percentage time spent in sedentary behaviour (%)

Very good/good (n = 277)

Fair (n = 119)

− 3.56

− 5.72 to − 1.41

< 0.001*

Bad/very bad (n = 39)

− 5.66

− 8.92 to − 2.40

< 0.001*

Fair (n = 119)

Bad/very bad (n = 39)

− 2.10

− 5.37 to 1.17

0.371

Daily time spent in sedentary behaviour (min/day)

Very good/good (n = 277)

Fair (n = 119)

− 29.23

− 51.62 to − 6.83

0.005*

Bad/very bad (n = 39)

− 31.52

− 65.38 to 2.34

0.077

Fair (n = 119)

Bad/very bad (n = 39)

− 2.30

− 36.26 to 31.67

1.000

  1. * p < 0.05 using Bonferroni method