Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 44,978) in relation to sedentary habits at work
I sit at work … | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Almost all time | 75% of the time | 50% of the time | 25% of the time | Almost no time | ||
n = 7354 | n = 13,611 | n = 11,430 | n = 10,296 | n = 2287 | p-trend | |
Women (%) | 47% | 44% | 40% | 40% | 38% | 0.001 |
Age (yrs) | 40.4 (10.9) | 42.0 (11.3) | 43.0 (11.5) | 42.5 (12.2) | 42.1 (11.6) | 0.001 |
BMI (kg·m-2) | 25.8 (4.7) | 26.0 (4.6) | 26.4 (4.5) | 26.6 (4.6) | 26.5 (4.6) | 0.001 |
SSYK (1 to 3) | 72% | 69% | 60% | 40% | 21% | 0.001 |
Regular exercise (≥1 time/week) | 68% | 70% | 69% | 65% | 58% | 0.001 |
Diet (Good/very good) | 64% | 68% | 68% | 66% | 68% | 0.001 |
Smoking (never) | 87% | 87% | 86% | 82% | 78% | 0.001 |
Breaking up sitting at work (Seldom/Never) | 26% | 13% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 0.001 |
Low SED in spare time (< 50% of the time) | 42% | 49% | 54% | 61% | 64% | 0.001 |
Perceived Health (Very poor/poor) | 10.1% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 6.3% | 0.001 |
Perceived Back/Neck pain (Very often/often) | 22% | 19% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 0.001 |
Perceived stress at work (Very often/often) | 23% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 21% | 0.001 |