Table 2 Comparison (mean [SD]) between sitting time categories with body mass index, waist and neck circumference of adults by country

 Argentina

27.69 (5.91)

27.45 (5.91)

27.54 (5.67)

27.47 (6.02)

27.25 (5.53)

27.72 (6.62)

 Brazil

26.68 (5.58)

27.20 (5.66)

26.83 (5.54)

27.22 (5.73)

27.02 (5.59)

27.04 (5.72)

 Chile

28.70 (5.18)

28.43 (5.46)

28.45 (5.03)

28.50 (5.63)

28.63 (5.43)

28.26 (5.36)

 Colombia

26.18 (4.79)

25.97 (5.07)

26.09 (4.77)

25.98 (5.15)

26.00 (4.70)

26.07 (5.34)

 Costa Rica

27.62 (5.77)

28.28 (6.27)

27.89 (5.68)

28.24 (6.53)

28.14 (5.91)

27.95 (6.51)

 Ecuador

27.15 (5.20)

27.17 (5.41)

27.10 (5.07)

27.26 (5.71)

27.10 (5.12)

27.35 (5.89)

 Peru

26.88 (4.66)

27.06 (4.92)

27.03 (4.49)

27.03 (5.05)

26.96 (4.38)

27.10 (5.33)

 Venezuela

27.79 (5.86)

27.58 (5.67)

27.70 (5.73)

27.60 (5.73)

27.67 (5.81)

27.61 (5.60)

 All sample

27.18 (5.47)

27.31 (5.59)

27.22 (5.35)

27.32 (5.71)

27.27 (5.41)

27.28 (5.76)

 Argentina

89.84 (14.73)

89.45 (15.56)

90.52 (14.34)

89.05 (15.87)

89.75 (14.00)

89.30 (16.65)

 Brazil

87.99 (14.37)

88.66 (14.42)

88.15 (14.03)

88.74 (14.75)

88.42 (14.11)

88.50 (14.90)

 Chile

93.60 (13.62)

93.14 (14.11)

92.99 (13.22)

93.39 (14.50)

93.57 (13.98)

92.72 (14.04)

 Colombia

86.02 (12.03)

85.86 (13.15)

85.65 (12.19)

86.08 (13.33)

85.70 (12.26)

86.15 (13.58)

 Costa Rica

92.35 (14.88)

93.30 (15.25)

92.87 (14.04)

93.13 (16.15)

92.98 (14.25)

93.03 (16.68)

 Ecuador

88.84 (11.35)

88.16 (12.40)

88.35 (11.26)

88.63 (13.00)

88.43 (11.45)

88.53 (13.35)

 Peru

88.10 (11.42)

88.38 (12.16)

88.59 (11.11)

88.21 (12.47)

88.17 (10.84)

88.51 (13.16)

 Venezuela

90.55 (14.05)

89.60 (14.28)

90.09 (13.77)

89.73 (14.62)

89.92 (13.72)

89.88 (15.04)

 All sample

89.22 (13.62)

89.28 (14.21)

89.26 (13.35)

89.26 (14.58)

89.32 (13.43)

89.17 (14.91)

 Argentina

35.26 (4.52)

35.79 (3.89)

35.48 (4.25)

35.80 (3.90)

35.65 (4.11)

35.74 (3.93)

 Brazil

34.39 (4.43)

35.17 (4.58)^a

34.58 (4.44)

35.25 (4.63)^a

34.71 (4.49)

35.62 (4.63)^a

 Chile

37.42 (3.83)

37.45 (3.93)

37.35 (3.81)

37.50 (3.97)

37.42 (3.87)

37.48 (3.97)

 Colombia

34.97 (3.31)

35.51 (3.59)^a

35.05 (3.37)

35.60 (6.62)^a

35.10 (3.40)

35.71 (3.66)^a

 Costa Rica

36.43 (3.62)

37.13 (3.96)^a

36.76 (3.70)

37.07 (4.03)

36.71 (3.69)

37.28 (4.16)^a

 Ecuador

34.91 (3.67)

35.51 (3.71)^a

35.07 (3.64)

35.53 (3.79)

35.15 (3.68)

35.56 (3.76)

 Peru

35.05 (3.30)

35.70 (3.63)^a

35.49 (3.34)

35.64 (3.70)

35.36 (3.35)

35.83 (3.80)^a

 Venezuela

36.52 (4.19)

36.31 (4.14)

36.22 (3.99)

36.53 (4.30)

36.26 (4.11)

36.60 (4.23)

 All sample

35.39 (4.08)

35.93 (4.06)^a

35.54 (4.02)

35.98 (4.11)^a

35.63 (4.03)

36.01 (4.13)^a