Table 1 Sample characteristics (N = 460)
Variables | Overall (n = 460) | Women (n = 303) | Men (n = 157) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Values | Values | Values | p | |
Age (years) | 57.1 ± 8.5 | 57.2 ± 8.4 | 56.9 ± 8.7 | 0.708 |
School education | 0.771 | |||
<10 years | 33 (7.1) | 20 (6.6) | 13 (8.3) | |
10 years | 262 (57.0) | 175 (57.8) | 87 (55.4) | |
>10 years | 165 (35.9) | 108 (35.6) | 57 (36.3) | |
Employment, unemployed or retired | 163 (35.4) | 113 (37.3) | 50 (31.9) | 0.247 |
Current smoking, yes | 80 (17.4) | 55 (18.1) | 25 (15.9) | 0.550 |
Season of data collection | 0.964 | |||
Spring or summer | 279 (60.7) | 184 (60.7) | 95 (60.5) | |
Autumn or winter | 181 (39.3) | 119 (39.3) | 62 (39.5) | |
Study | 0.311 | |||
Study 1 | 104 (22.6) | 62(20.5) | 42 (26.8) | |
Study 2 | 108 (23.5) | 73 (24.1) | 35 (22.3) | |
Study 3 | 248 (53.9) | 168 (55.5) | 80 (51.0) | |
Accelerometer wear time (hours day− 1) | 14.7 ± 1.5 | 14.6 ± 1.5 | 14.7 ± 1.6 | 0.500 |
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (hours day− 1) | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.4 | 0.9 ± 0.5 | < 0.001 |
Light physical activity (hours day− 1) | 3.8 ± 1.0 | 3.9 ± 1.0 | 3.5 ± 1.1 | < 0.001 |
Sedentary time (hours day− 1) | 10.1 ± 1.7 | 10.0 ± 1.6 | 10.3 ± 1.9 | 0.127 |
Number of sedentary 1-to-10-minute bouts day− 1 | 95.1 ± 25.0 | 98.5 ± 23.2 | 88.5 ± 27.0 | < 0.001 |
Number of sedentary >10-to-30-minute bouts day− 1 | 13.3 ± 3.4 | 13.2 ± 3.2 | 13.5 ± 3.8 | 0.350 |
Number of sedentary >30-minute bouts day− 1 | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 3.3 ± 1.7 | 3.9 ± 2.1 | < 0.001 |
Mean daily time (minutes) of | ||||
1-to-10-minute bouts | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 0.085 |
>10-to-30-minute bouts | 16.7 ± 1.0 | 16.6 ± 0.9 | 16.9 ± 1.1 | 0.002 |
>30-minute bouts | 41.8 ± 8.9 | 41.3 ± 9.1 | 42.6 ± 8.4 | 0.153 |
Breaks after 1-to-10-minute bouts | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 2.6 ± 1.4 | 0.005 |
Breaks after >10-to-30-minute bouts | 2.2 ± 2.9 | 2.1 ± 2.1 | 2.3 ± 3.9 | 0.402 |
Breaks after >30-minute bouts | 2.8 ± 5.9 | 2.8 ± 5.9 | 2.8 ± 5.8 | 0.982 |
Sedentary 1-to-10-minute bouts as proportion of sedentary time (%) | 45.1 ± 12.2 | 46.5 ± 11.0 | 42.3 ± 13.9 | < 0.001 |
Sedentary >10-to-30-minute bouts as proportion of sedentary time (%) | 32.3 ± 6.4 | 32.0 ± 6.0 | 32.8 ± 7.0 | 0.226 |
Sedentary >30-minute bouts as proportion of sedentary time (%) | 22.6 ± 11.4 | 21.5 ± 10.6 | 24.9 ± 12.6 | 0.002 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 91.1 ± 12.3 | 86.7 ± 11.0 | 99.6 ± 10.1 | < 0.001 |
Body mass index (kg m− 2) | 26.9 ± 3.8 | 26.3 ± 3.9 | 28.2 ± 3.3 | < 0.001 |