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Table 2 Meta-analysis of the association between different demographic, macroeconomic, and human development factors and sitting time (third tertile vs. first tertile)

From: Macroeconomic, demographic and human developmental correlates of physical activity and sitting time among South American adults

 

Men

Women

OR (95%CI)

% Weight

I2

OR (95%CI)

% Weight

I2

Total population

 Overall

0.94 (0.81–1.08)

100.00

0.0% (p = 0.741)

0.97 (0.83–1.14)

100.00

0.0% (p = 0.780)

 Argentina

0.87 (0.72–1.06)

56.47

 

0.91 (0.71–1.16)

42.75

 

 Brazil

1.05 (0.81–1.35)

32.90

 

1.07 (0.83–1.38)

39.27

 

 Chile

0.95 (0.59–1.53)

9.64

 

0.92 (0.62–1.35)

19.88

 

 Peru

1.02 (0.23–4.46)

0.99

 

1.33 (0.29–6.18)

1.10

 

Population density

 Overall

1.04 (0.85–1.29)

100.00

34.5% (p = 0.205)

1.10 (0.94–1.28)

100.00

0.0% (p = 0.413)

 Argentina

1.02 (0.85–1.23)

47.16

 

1.12 (0.89–1.42)

44.70

 

 Brazil

1.20 (0.94–1.52)

38.01

 

1.18 (0.92–1.50)

41.38

 

 Chile

0.90 (0.54–1.52)

13.12

 

0.88 (0.57–1.36)

13.02

 

 Peru

0.26 (0.05–1.24)

1.71

 

0.39 (0.07–2.01)

0.90

 

Gross Domestic Product

 Overall

1.09 (0.94–1.25)

100.00

0.0% (p = 0.392)

0.99 (0.84–1.17)

100.00

2.8% (p = 0.378)

 Argentina

1.19 (0.99–1.44)

59.29

 

1.18 (0.91–1.53)

40.13

 

 Brazil

0.95 (0.73–1.22)

31.40

 

0.86 (0.67–1.11)

42.26

 

 Chile

1.00 (0.61–1.63)

8.44

 

0.95 (0.63–1.43)

16.39

 

 Peru

0.57 (0.12–2.58)

0.88

 

0.80 (0.17–3.70)

1.22

 

Human Development Pruduct

 Overall

1.00 (0.85–1.18)

100.00

0.0% (p = 0.841)

0.94 (0.77–1.14)

100.00

15.2% (p = 0.316)

 Argentina

1.08 (0.85–1.36)

48.51

 

1.18 (0.88–1.57)

34.78

 

 Brazil

0.92 (0.70–1.19)

38.56

 

0.82 (0.64–1.06)

41.99

 

 Chile

0.99 (0.62–1.60)

11.79

 

0.85 (0.58–1.26)

21.70

 

 Peru

0.87 (0.19–4.05)

1.13

 

0.95 (0.20–4.55)

1.53

 
  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval. The third tertile represents the highest tertile and the first tertile represents the lowest