Table 1 Descriptive analysis (mean [SD]) of age, sitting time, body mass index, waist and neck circumference of adults by country
Variables | N | Age | Sitting time (min/day)a | Body mass index (kg/m2) | Waist circumference (cm) | Neck circumference (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All sample | 7995 | 38.7 (12.8) | 420 (240–600) | 27.2 (5.5) | 89.2 (14.0) | 35.7 (4.0) |
Sex | ||||||
 Men | 3729 | 37.7 (12.7) | 420 (240–660) | 26.9 (5.1) | 91.3 (13.6) | 38.1 (3.7) |
 Women | 4266 | 39.5 (12.8) | 389 (240–600) | 28.0 (5.8) | 88.7 (14.0) | 33.9 (3.3) |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married | 4307 | 40.5 (12.0) | 375 (240–600) | 28.1 (5.3) | 91.7 (13.5) | 36.1 (4.1) |
 Not-married | 3688 | 36.5 (13.3) | 420 (240–659) | 26.8 (5.6) | 88.0 (14.1) | 35.7 (4.0) |
Work status | ||||||
 Working | 4730 | 38.8 (11.6) | 420 (240–620) | 27.5 (5.3) | 90.4 (36.5) | 36.5 (4.1) |
 Not-working | 3265 | 38.4 (14.4) | 390 (240–600) | 27.6 (5.8) | 89.3 (14.4) | 34.9 (3.8) |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
 White/Caucasian | 2794 | 39.8 (12.8) | 420 (240–600) | 27.8 (5.7) | 90.8 (14.7) | 35.9 (4.2) |
 Black | 522 | 36.6 (12.1) | 390 (240–600) | 27.4 (5.8) | 90.5 (14.4) | 35.7 (4.4) |
 Mixed | 3653 | 38.0 (12.7) | 420 (240–600) | 27.3 (5.3) | 89.4 (13.1) | 35.9 (3.9) |
 Others | 1026 | 38.9 (12.7) | 330 (130–600) | 27.2 (4.8) | 88.9 (12.1) | 34.6 (4.6) |
Socioeconomic level | ||||||
 Low | 4149 | 38.2 (13.0) | 360 (210–600) | 27.5 (5.6) | 89.8 (13.9) | 35.7 (4.1) |
 Medium | 3073 | 38.4 (12.6) | 420 (240–660) | 27.5 (5.3) | 90.1 (13.9) | 36.1 (4.1) |
 High | 773 | 38.8 (12.3) | 480 (300–660) | 27.7 (5.3) | 90.4 (4.1) | 38.8 (12.3) |
Physical activity | ||||||
 Active | 3955 | 38.0 (12.7) | 390 (240–600) | 27.2 (5.3) | 89.5 (13.4) | 35.8 (3.9) |
 Insufficiently active | 4000 | 39.3 (12.8) | 420 (240–660) | 27.9 (5.8) | 90.7 (14.5) | 35.9 (4.2) |
Country | ||||||
 Argentina | 1114 | 39.5 (12.6) | 480 (330–720) | 27.4 (5.9) | 89.5 (15.4) | 35.7 (4.0) |
 Brazil | 1765 | 39.1 (12.6) | 360 (210–600) | 27.0 (5.6) | 88.4 (14.4) | 34.9 (4.5) |
 Chile | 761 | 39.4 (12.8) | 420 (300–600) | 28.4 (5.4) | 93.2 (14.0) | 37.4 (3.9) |
 Colombia | 1082 | 39.6 (13.5) | 420 (240–660) | 26.0 (5.0) | 85.9 (12.8) | 35.1 (3.5) |
 Costa Rica | 677 | 38.4 (12.6) | 360 (240–600) | 28.0 (6.1) | 93.0 (15.1) | 36.9 (3.8) |
 Ecuador | 672 | 37.5 (12.9) | 300 (180–480) | 27.1 (5.3) | 88.4 (11.9) | 35.2 (3.7) |
 Peru | 948 | 37.2 (12.5) | 480 (315–660) | 27.0 (4.8) | 88.3 (12.0) | 35.5 (3.5) |
 Venezuela | 976 | 37.8 (12.7) | 360 (180–540) | 27.6 (5.7) | 89.9 (14.2) | 36.3 (4.1) |