Skip to main content

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and reported sedentary time of the participants (n = 1442) included

From: Characterizing the context of sedentary lifestyles in a representative sample of adults: a cross-sectional study from the physical activity measurement study project

Variables

Values

Sedentary time, hours

Gender

  

 Female, %

50.6 (1.8)

7.5 (0.2)

 Male, %

49.3 (1.8)

7.8 (0.2)

Age (yrs)

46.2 (0.4)

 

 20–29 years,%

8.2 (1.0)

6.7 (0.5)

 30–39 years, %

22.4 (1.7)

7.4 (0.3)

 40–49 years, %

34.5 (1.8)

7.7 (0.2)

 50–71 year, %

35.0 (1.5)

8.0 (0.1)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

29.9 (0.3)

 

 Normal Weight, %

25.2 (1.6)

7.7 (0.3)

 Overweight, %

32.6 (1.7)

7.7 (0.2)

 Obese, %

42.2 (1.8)

7.7 (0.2)

Ethnicity

  

 White, %

88.6 (1.3)

7.7 (0.1)

 Black, %

6.9 (0.9)

8.0 (0.6)

 Other, %

4.5 (1.0)

6.9 (0.8)

Education Background

  

 Less than high school, %

3.1 (0.6)

6.6 (0.7)

 High school diploma/some college, %

50.1 (1.8)

7.4 (0.2)

 College/graduate school, %

46.8 (1.8)

8.1 (0.2)

Income Level

  

 Less than $25,000, %

13.5 (1.1)

7.8 (0.3)

 From $25,000 up to $75,000, %

43.8 (1.8)

7.2 (0.2)

 More than $75,000, %

42.7 (1.9)

8.1 (0.2)

  1. All values were weighted to account for the complex sampling design. Values in parenthesis represent standard errors unless otherwise indicated