Table 1 Descriptive characteristics and daily minutes of sedentary behavior(s) of the total analytic sample and subsample
From: Older adults’ reporting of specific sedentary behaviors: validity and reliability
Characteristics | Total analytic sample (n = 442) | Subsamplea(n = 28) |
|---|---|---|
Age (M ± SD) | 74.2 ± 6.2 | 76.6 ± 6.5 |
Gender (% women) | 54.8 | 50.0 |
Marital status (%) | ||
Widowed | 21.2 | 21.4 |
Never married/divorced | 12.7 | 10.7 |
Married/cohabiting | 66.1 | 67.9 |
Educational level (%) | ||
Primary education | 25.8 | 18.5 |
Secondary education | 36.1 | 29.6 |
Tertiary education | 38.1 | 51.8 |
Occupation (%) | ||
Household | 18.0 | 14.3 |
Blue collar | 26.9 | 21.5 |
White collar | 55.1 | 64.3 |
BMI (M ± SD) | 22.3 ± 3.6 | 22.4 ± 2.9 |
Self-rated health (% fair/poor)b | 18.1 | 14.3 |
% limited to walk more than 1 kmb | 26.5 | 28.6 |
Accelerometer-derived MVPA (M ± SD) | 16.2 ± 16.8 | 17.0 ± 11.4 |
Accelerometer-derived sedentary time (M ± SD) | 580.4 ± 97.7 | 596.5 ± 111.5 |
TV viewing (Med; Q1-Q3) | 175.7; 90.0 - 240.0 | 175.7; 60.0 – 180.0 |
Computer use (Med; Q1-Q3) | 0.0; 0.0 - 60.0 | 0.0; 0.0 – 93.8 |
Reading (Med; Q1-Q3) | 60.0; 30.0 – 93.2 | 60.0; 30.0 – 120.0 |
Sedentary hobbies (Med; Q1-Q3) | 0.0; 0.0 – 34.3 | 0.0; 0.0 – 25.7 |
Seated conversation or listening to music (Med; Q1-Q3) | 25.7; 5.4 – 51.4 | 25.7; 4.3 – 51;4 |
Telephone use (Med; Q1-Q3) | 1.4; 0.0 – 8.6 | 1.1; 0.0 – 20.0 |
Public transport (Med; Q1-Q3) | 1.4; 0.0 – 11.4 | 11.1; 0.0 – 25.7 |
Driving a car (Med; Q1-Q3) | 8.6; 0.0 - 22.9 | 0.0; 0.0 – 23.6 |
Passenger in a car (Med; Q1-Q3) | 0.0; 0.0 - 8.6 | 3.6; 0.0 – 12.9 |
Sitting during household chores (Med; Q1-Q3) | 0.0; 0.0 - 0.0 | 0.0; 0.0 - 0.0 |
Resting (Med; Q1-Q3) | 19.3; 0.0 – 45.0 | 10.7; 0.0 – 43.8 |
Eating (Med; Q1-Q3) | 75.0; 60.0 – 90.0 | 90.0; 60.0 – 90.0 |
Total sitting time (Med; Q1-Q3) | 475.0; 383.0 - 599.0 | 459.6; 356.3 – 585.2 |