Table 1 Work-related sitting time during weekdays, for all and stratified by gender (* = p < .05)
|  | All (n = 1515) | Men (n = 747) | Women (n = 768) |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Work-related sitting time (min/day) median (25th percentile; 75th percentile) | Work-related sitting time (min/day) median (25th percentile; 75th percentile) | Work-related sitting time (min/day) median (25th percentile; 75th percentile) | p-value between gender |
All | 120 (28; 300) (n = 1515) | 120 (30; 300) (n = 747) | 150 (15; 300) (n = 768) | .66 |
Age | ||||
18–29 years | 120 (30; 360) (n = 225) | 120 (30; 270) (n = 142) | 240 (0; 372) (n = 83) | .10 |
30–45 years | 180 (30; 360) (n = 573) | 179 (30; 390) (n = 249) | 180 (25; 300) (n = 324) | .44 |
46–65 years | 120 (7; 270) (n = 717) | 120 (3; 300) (n = 356) | 120 (10; 240) (n = 361) | .85 |
Education level | ||||
No graduation | 0 (0; 19) (n = 6) | 150 (n = 1) | 0 (0; 0) (n = 5) | .03* |
10 years | 60 (0; 240) (n = 416) | 30 (0; 120) (n = 209) | 60 (0; 240) (n = 207) | .06 |
12 years | 120 (30; 270) (n = 584) | 120 (30; 240) (n = 260) | 120 (12; 300) (n = 323) | .73 |
13 years | 180 (30; 360) (n = 218) | 180 (20; 360) (n = 115) | 180 (59; 360) (n = 104) | .18 |
University degree | 300 (120; 420) (n = 279) | 300 (123; 420) (n = 150) | 240 (113; 420) (n = 129) | .49 |
Income groups Household net income/month | ||||
<1500€ | 60 (0; 198) (n = 317) | 60 (0; 180) (n = 130) | 59 (0; 240) (n = 188) | .60 |
1500–2499€ | 120 (16; 300) (n = 518) | 120 (15; 300) (n = 260) | 179 (22; 300) (n = 258) | .20 |
>2.500€ | 180 (60; 360) (n = 531) | 180 (60; 360) (n = 292) | 180 (60; 360) (n = 239) | .86 |
Beliefs: ‘Sitting for long periods does not matter to me’ | ||||
Strongly disagree | 60 (0; 240) (n = 348) | 60 (11; 180) (n = 131) | 90 (0; 300) (n = 217) | .20 |
Disagree | 180 (30; 360) (n = 314) | 179 (24; 300) (n = 162) | 180 (60; 360) (n = 151) | .16 |
Undecided | 180 (15; 300) (n = 352) | 180 (30; 331) (n = 172) | 180 (5; 300) (n = 181) | .63 |
Agree | 180 (30; 339) (n = 247) | 120 (30; 300) (n = 155) | 225 (30; 360) (n = 92) | .30 |
Strongly agree | 120 (5; 300) (n = 255) | 120 (29; 365) (n = 126) | 120 (5; 240) (n = 129) | .21 |
Beliefs: ‘When I sit for hours, I feel uncomfortable’ | ||||
Strongly agree | 120 (5; 240) (n = 641) | 120 (30; 240) (n = 256) | 94 (0; 240) (n = 385) | .34 |
Agree | 180 (30; 360) (n = 343) | 180 (15; 360) (n = 187) | 240 (60; 383) (n = 157) | .01* |
Undecided | 180 (51; 300) (n = 234) | 180 (30; 300) (n = 129) | 148 (60; 300) (n = 105) | .78 |
Disagree | 60 (0; 300) (n = 158) | 60 (0; 360) (n = 93) | 98 (15; 240) (n = 64) | .52 |
Strongly disagree | 120 (5; 299) (n = 133) | 76 (5; 384) (n = 81) | 180 (5; 240) (n = 53) | .81 |