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Table 2 Prevalence (%) of sedentary behaviour (>4h30min/day) in European Union (EU) countries adults between 2002 and 2017

From: Changes in sedentary behaviour in European Union adults between 2002 and 2017

Sample

2002

2005

2013

2017

2002–2017

Sample

SB (%)

95% CI

Sample

SB (%)

95% CI

Sample

SB (%)

95% CI

Sample

SB (%)

95% CI

χ2

p-value

EUc,d

n = 15,363

49.3

48.4–50.1

n = 26,413

47.7

47.1–48.3

n = 26,988

51.6

51.0–52.2

n = 27,240

54.3

53.7–54.9

683,096

<  0.001

Age Group

 18–24

n = 1841

57.3

55.0–59.7

n = 2642

60.1

58.2–62.0

n = 2238

57.5

55.5–59.6

n = 1842

58.0

55.5–60.2

53,100

<  0.001

 25-34d

n = 2758

47.0

45.2–48.8

n = 4185

47.5

46.1–49.0

n = 3793

48.9

47.1–50.4

n = 3503

50.5

48.9–52.2

98,418

<  0.001

 35-44c,d

n = 2996

43.7

41.9–45.5

n = 4828

43.6

42.2–45.0

n = 4467

48.1

46.7–49.5

n = 4316

50.4

48.9–51.8

123,955

<  0.001

 45-54d

n = 2549

46.4

44.6–48.5

n = 4461

45.1

43.6–46.6

n = 4835

49.1

47.8–50.6

n = 4613

51.7

50.2–53.2

96,233

<  0.001

 55-64d

n = 2267

47.6

45.7–49.8

n = 4486

44.5

43.1–45.9

n = 5013

49.6

48.2–50.9

n = 5019

53.2

51.9–54.7

136,982

<  0.001

 65 years and olderd

n = 2952

55.8

54.1–57.5

n = 5811

50.2

48.9–51.5

n = 6642

56.8

55.6–57.9

n = 7947

59.4

58.3–60.4

266,122

<  0.001

Countries

 Austriac,d

n = 979

40.0

37.0–43.3

n = 981

55.4

52.4–58.4

n = 1006

59.2

56.0–62.1

n = 1011

63.1

59.9–66.1

276,263

<  0.001

 Belgiumd

n = 1065

47.8

44.7–50.8

n = 964

54.6

51.1–57.6

n = 1047

55.7

52.5–58.7

n = 985

58.7

55.7–61.6

193,779

<  0.001

 Bulgariac,d

   

n = 953

43.2

39.9–46.3

n = 1007

57.9

54.8–60.9

n = 1015

55.7

52.6–58.9

61,226

<  0.001

 Croatiac

   

n = 966

48.2

44.9–51.1

n = 992

55.1

52.1–58.3

n = 1018

51.2

47.9–54.3

9977

0.041

 Cyprus

   

n = 473

52.9

48.4–57.3

n = 483

52.0

47.6–56.3

n = 487

47.4

42.7–51.7

68,164

<  0.001

 Czech Republic

   

n = 995

58.0

55.1–61.2

n = 998

59.5

56.5–62.4

n = 1011

62.1

59.3–64.9

71,718

<  0.001

 Denmarkc

n = 988

67.1

64.1–69.9

n = 1011

63.6

60.5–66.7

n = 992

71.7

68.9–74.4

n = 996

67.3

64.3–70.4

52,219

<  0.001

 Estoniad

   

n = 955

52.0

49.0–55.3

n = 993

55.7

52.4–58.8

n = 986

60.8

57.9–63.8

43,981

<  0.001

 Finlanda,c

n = 977

61.4

58.5–64.6

n = 982

52.2

49.6–55.4

n = 954

61.5

58.2–64.5

n = 1008

53.0

50.0–55.9

48,861

<  0.001

 Francec,d

n = 1011

43.3

40.5–46.3

n = 986

40.7-

37.7–43.7

n = 1002

49.1

45.8–52.0

n = 991

51.0

47.6–54.2

66,148

<  0.001

 Germanyd

n = 1991

50.0

48.0–52.3

n = 1512

50.6

48.1–53.2

n = 1566

51.3

48.9–53.8

n = 1577

53.7

51.0–56.2

148,307

<  0.001

 Great Britainc,d

n = 984

43.5

40.2–46.9

n = 989

46.9

43.7–50.1

n = 975

56.4

53.3–59.5

n = 1015

53.3

50.3–56.2

166,157

<  0.001

 Greeced

n = 969

48.4

45.3–51.9

n = 979

69.8

66.9–72.8

n = 975

55.9

52.8–59.3

n = 979

63.7

60.6–66.4

121,256

<  0.001

 Hungaryd

   

n = 990

37.2

34.1–40.3

n = 997

38.8

35.9–41.8

n = 1033

46.7

43.6–49.5

31,043

<  0.001

 Italya,d

n = 995

53.7

50.8–56.7

n = 969

43.7

40.5–46.5

n = 1009

43.3

40.3–46.3

n = 1026

53.8

50.9–56.8

47,827

<  0.001

 Irelandd

n = 955

40.3

37.4–43.6

n = 968

37.9

34.8–40.9

n = 979

42.3

39.2–45.7

n = 985

47.7

44.7–50.8

143,304

<  0.001

 Latviac

   

n = 933

42.7

39.4–45.8

n = 979

50.8

47.8–53.8

n = 971

49.2

46.0–52.5

30,446

<  0.001

 Lithuaniac,d

   

n = 958

35.8

32.8–38.8

n = 980

51.9

48.8–55.0

n = 998

50.0

47.1–53.3

216,693

<  0.001

 Maltad

   

n = 483

29.0

25.3–33.3

n = 496

35.9

31.7–39.9

n = 500

47.2

42.6–51.6

91,250

<  0.001

 Luxembourg

n = 580

49.8

45.5–54.0

n = 472

48.1

43.6–52.5

n = 490

52.9

48.6–57.6

n = 485

52.4

47.8–56.9

33,608

<  0.001

 Polandc

   

n = 950

52.2

48.9–55.4

n = 986

43.4

40.5–46.7

n = 981

45.5

42.3–48.5

41,338

<  0.001

 Portugald

n = 949

31.0

28.0–33.9

n = 968

24.9

22.1–27.4

n = 1037

34.1

31.3–36.9

n = 1068

44.3

41.4–47.2

156,497

<  0.001

 Romaniad

   

n = 960

28.7

25.7–31.7

n = 987

36.0

32.9–39.1

n = 974

40.6

37.3–43.7

59,108

<  0.001

 Slovakiad

   

n = 1029

47.9

45.0–51.2

n = 979

55.3

51.9–58.2

n = 1086

56.7

53.9–59.7

63,072

<  0.001

 Sloveniab,d

   

n = 985

46.9

43.6–50.1

n = 1096

35.0

32.2–37.8

n = 1016

45.7

42.8–48.6

71,376

<  0.001

 Spain

n = 938

44.1

40.9–47.3

n = 987

41.0

38.0–44.0

n = 990

43.3

40.3–46.8

n = 1002

45.8

42.7–48.9

114,461

<  0.001

 Swedenc,d

n = 987

57.4

54.2–60.4

n = 1021

54.1

50.7–57.3

n = 991

65.7

62.7–68.7

n = 1034

67.8

64.9–70.9

81,934

<  0.001

 The Netherlandsc,d

n = 995

59.3

56.4–62.4

n = 994

67.5

64.7–70.6

n = 1002

73.7

70.9–76.2

n = 1002

79.9

77.4–82.4

171,853

<  0.001

  1. CI Confidence intervals. Analysis of the adjusted standardised residuals: Higher observed cases than the expected on the >4h30min box for 2002 (a), 2005 (b), 2013 (c), and 2017 (d)
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