Table 3 The mean ± SD of the Arabic SBQ items, total sitting time, average total sitting time of SBQ, and sitting time ≥ 7 h/day (%) (N = 6975)

1.TV (min/day)

57.80 ± 71.87^**

77.79 ± 85.13

61.90 ± 80.26

72.06 ± 89.77

59.82 ± 76.12

74.98 ± 87.48

2. Computer/games (min/day)

79.84 ± 87.43^**

107.95 ± 107.01

40.44 ± 68.94

49.66 ± 79.40

60.50 ± 81.31

79.39 ± 9 8.88

3.Sit and listen to music (min/day)

40.53 ± 61.59^**

47.74 ± 65.91

47.97 ± 68.48

51.79 ± 71.38

44.18 ± 65.16

49.72 ± 68.67

4.Office/paperwork (min/day)

110.83 ± 109.19

121.02 ± 111.93

114.18 ± 113.06

123.12 ± 115.10

112.47 ± 111.11

122.05 ± 113.49

5.Reading (min/day)

46.63 ± 67.49^**

35.86 ± 59.83

58.76 ± 81.04

46.08 ± 69.89

52.58 ± 74.68

40.87 ± 65.15

6. Sit talk on the phone (min/day)

33.65 ± 53.56^**

30.33 ± 51.60

48.03 ± 70.91

46.22 ± 70.07

40.71 ± 63.08

38.11 ± 61.85

7. Play musical instrument (min/day)

9.38 ± 30.81^**

14.59 ± 41.55

14.30 ± 43.43

16.01 ± 49.80

11.80 ± 37.62

15.29 ± 45.79

8. Arts and crafts (min/day)

18.45 ± 44.97^**

23.55 ± 53.35

25.12 ± 52.34

28.53 ± 59.06

21.73 ± 48.85

26.00 ± 56.28

9. Sitting driving/riding in a car, bus, or train (min/day)

101.76 ± 84.87^**

125.54 ± 101.43

49.13 ± 72.37

58.81 ± 86.65

78.95 ± 83.25

92.84 ± 100.19

Total sitting time of SBQ (min/day)

497.81 ± 245.65^**

581.55 ± 299.00

458.97 ± 266.09

488.42 ± 327.12

478.75 ± 256.60

535.86 ± 316.53

Average total sitting time of SBQ (min/day) *

Sitting time ≥ 7 hours/day (%)