Table 2 Change in sitting habits and activity levels
Habit Development | Pre | Post | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
Habit “Frequently standing up” | 38 (28, 47) | 49 (42, 58) | 13 (21, 8) |
Habit “Breaking up long bouts of sedentary time” | 35 (28, 40) | 45 (42, 63) | 16 (17, 7) |
Habit “Sitting when I could stand” | 41 (36, 52) | 38 (29, 42) | −12 (7, 22) |
Self-Reported Sitting Time | |||
Occupational-related sitting (hr.) | 4.8 (2, 7) | 3.3 (2, 4.5) | −1.5 (−3, 0) |
Number of breaks in work sitting time per day | 4 (2.5, 6) | 5 (3.5, 5) | 0 (−1, 2) |
Number of breaks in screen time per day | 2 (1, 2.5) | 2 (1, 3) | 0 (−1, 2) |
Weekday sitting (hr.) | 11.6 (11.3, 13) | 9.4 (7, 10) | −2.8 (−5.9, −1.2) |
Weekend sitting (hr.) | 11 (8, 13.5) | 6.5 (6, 11.5) | −2 (−5, − 1.3) |
Change in total sitting (hr.) | 11.3 (10.6, 12.4) | 9 (8.3, 10.4) | −2.6 (−5.5, −0.9) |
Monitor Assessed Sitting Time | |||
AP standing time (hr.) | 3.9 (3.7, 4.7) | 4 (3.6, 6.5) | 0.6 (−0.05, 1.6) |
AP sitting time (hr.) | 11.4 (10.2, 11.7) | 11.2 (8.9, 11.5) | −0.5 (−1.2, 0.6) |
AP time spent in sitting bouts > 30 (hr.) | 5.9 (4.8, 6.4) | 5.3 (4.1, 6.8) | −0.2 (−1.3, 0.9) |
AP time spent sitting in bouts > 60 (hr.) | 3 (2.7, 4) | 2.9 (2, 3.4) | −0.1 (−1.5, 0.3) |
Total number of steps per day | 8429 (7598, 9740) | 9182 (7589, 10,998) | 555 (− 761, 2169) |