Table 2 Characteristics of participants, total sitting time, average sitting time, and percentage of students’ sitting time ≥ 7 h/day (%) in 10 universities

1- Taibah University (Madinah) (n = 839, M = 373, F = 466)

20.42 ± 1.73

163.50 ± 9.55

60.69 ± 15.87

22.53 ± 4.69

483.75 ± 236.12

491.53 ± 261.05

485.97 ± 226.84

56.7%

2- Qassim University (n = 610, M = 285, F = 325)

20.60 ± 2.00

164.16 ± 9.44

62.08 ± 17.51

22.87 ± 5.45

411.09 ± 246.76

453.41 ± 327.84

423.18 ± 247.70

47.5%

3- University of Hail (n = 1034, M = 530, F = 504)

21.23 ± 1.24

166.96 ± 8.83

63.67 ± 13.41

22.75 ± 4.13

439.07 ± 182.49

507.39 ± 217.67

458.59 ± 174.72

55.7%

4- Jazan University (n = 569, M = 279, F = 290)

21.46 ± 2.13

162.38 ± 9.55

60.71 ± 14.42

22.87 ± 4.33

470.73 ± 284.06

519.15 ± 320.51

484.56 ± 278.44

54.1%

5- King Abdulaziz University (n = 538, M = 270, F = 268)

20.78 ± 2.05

165.96 ± 9.35

62.35 ± 14.97

22.50 ± 4.45

493.71 ± 283.25

631.39 ± 433.41

533.05 ± 275.56

64%

6- King Faisal University (n = 673, M = 355, F = 318)

21.12 ± 1.88

164.83 ± 9.65

65.41 ± 20.18

23.93 ± 6.76

617.49 ± 250.52

581.21 ± 276.47

607.12 ± 234.32

76.7%

7- King Saud University (n = 781, M = 395, F = 386)

21.33 ± 3.20

167.06 ± 9.21

67.86 ± 15.64

24.21 ± 4.85

454.81 ± 252.03

480.19 ± 302.02

462.06 ± 235.09

50.4%

8- Tabuk University (n = 786, M = 497, F = 289)

21.24 ± 1.77

167.09 ± 9.09

67.21 ± 17.97

23.90 ± 5.35

544.04 ± 251.52

644.87 ± 289.99

572.85 ± 241.84

71.5%

9- Taif University (n = 557, M = 278, F = 279)

20.95 ± 1.89

167.80 ± 10.04

58.28 ± 12.89

20.56 ± 3.33

546.67 ± 270.46

618.47 ± 384.70

567.19 ± 255.75

67.1%

10- King Khalid University (n = 588, M = 291, F = 297)

21.42 ± 1.89

162.66 ± 10.32

64.53 ± 12.29

24.30 ± 3.43

327.06 ± 235.61

461.54 ± 333.56

365.48 ± 245.65

38.3%