Table 3 Mean (SD) time and percentage of awake time spent in various activities on day-shift, night-shift and non-work days, as determined by activPAL3

Valid Days: per person Median (IQR)

2.6 (1.5; 2.5)

2.2 (2.0;2.5)

3.0 (3.0; 3.5)

2.0 (1.0;4.0)

3.0 (3.0;3.0)

2.7 (2.0;4.0)

Awake (hours per day)

16.5 ± 1.96^#

17.6 ± 3.13^#

15.3 ± 1.31

13.4 ± 2.61^#☾

22.2 ± 3.66^#☼☀

15.2 ± 1.89^☾

 Hrs/day

11.1 ± 2.80^#

12.0 ± 3.73

9.2 ± 2.05

6.5 ± 2.43^#☾☼

11.4 ± 2.72^☼☀

8.2 ± 1.55^☾☀

 % awake

66.6 ± 12.79^#

66.4 ± 10.39^#

59.9 ± 10.29

47.24 ± 12.72^#

51.4 ± 8.31^#

54.5 ± 10.42

 Hrs/day

4.0 ± 2.19^#

5.4 ± 2.48

4.4 ± 2.20

2.4 ± 1.49^#☾☼

4.7 ± 2.72^☀

3.8 ± 1.96^☀

 % awake

24.08 ± 12.32

29.75 ± 10.21

28.0 ± 12.48

17.3 ± 9.74

20.6 ± 9.64

24.8 ± 13.21

 Hrs/day

3.8 ± 1.41

4.0 ± 0.86^#

4.0 ± 1.03

4.8 ± 1.32^☾

7.2 ± 2.06^#☼☀

4.6 ± 1.40^☾

 % awake

23.21 ± 10.14^#

24.00 ± 9.65^#

26.3 ± 6.62

36.4 ± 10.03^#

32.5 ± 6.33^#

30.32 ± 8.27

 Hrs/day

1.7 ± 0.60^☼

1.7 ± 0.40^#

2.1 ± 0.76^☀

2.2 ± 0.79^☾

3.6 ± 1.15^#☼☀

2.4 ± 1.08^☾

 % awake

10.2 ± 3.67^#☼

9.6 ± 2.23^#

13.8 ± 5.43^☀

16.4 ± 5.16^#

16.1 ± 4.23 ^#

15.2 ± 5.33

Steps (n/day)

3872 (511.87) ^☼

3938 (421.58)^#

4739 (796.34) ^☀

5229 (392.06)^☾

8275 (628.86)^#☀☼

5207 (578.33)^☾