Table 2 Total day sedentary behavior data collected using the ActivPAL3 (mean, SD)
From: Subjective and objective assessment of sedentary behavior among college employees
Whole day | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Admin | Faculty | Staff | p-value* | |
Valid days | 5.9 (0.4) | 5.8 (0.4) | 5.9 (1.9) | 6.0 (1.9) | 0.112 |
Wear time (hrs/day) | 15.8 (1.0) | 16.1 (0.8) | 15.7 (1.1) | 15.7 (1.0) | 0.245 |
Sedentary time (%) | 59.4 (9.3) | 64.0a (8.1) | 55.9a (7.7) | 59.0 (10.2) | 0.010 |
Sedentary time (mins) | 563.1 (96.4) | 618.0a,b (78.4) | 526.4a (75.7) | 555.8b (108) | 0.003 |
Standing (%) | 29.0 (8.3) | 25.4 (6.1) | 31.0 (7.6) | 29.8 (9.3) | 0.047 |
Standing (mins) | 275.0 (79.1) | 246.0 (62.6) | 292.0 (80) | 281.2 (86.6) | 0.112 |
Stepping (%) | 11.6 (3.3) | 10.6a (3.8) | 13.1a (3.1) | 11.2 (2.9) | 0.021 |
Stepping (mins) | 110.3 (31.6) | 102.5 (35.5) | 124.3 (31.3) | 105.4 (28.2) | 0.038 |
Total steps | 8810.7 (2833.6) | 8429.9 (3346.5) | 9817.2 (2723.9) | 8380.4 (2478.9) | 0.107 |
Number of SB bouts/SB hour | 4.2 (1.0) | 3.7b (0.7) | 4.3 (1.1) | 4.5b (0.9) | 0.003 |
Average length of sedentary bout (mins) | 16 (4.2) | 17.7 (3.7) | 15.5 (5.1) | 15.3 (3.7) | 0.085 |