Table 1. Distribution of Sociodemographic Characteristics, Smoking and Drinking, Leisure-Time Physical Activity, and Metabolic Indicators by Occupational Sitting Status.
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Mostly sitting | Alternating sitting and nonsitting | Mostly nonsitting | |
| Age, y | ||||
| 20-39 | 286 867 (59.6) | 178 913 (61.7) | 82 060 (58.5) | 25 894 (50.4) |
| 40-59 | 147 257 (30.6) | 83 620 (28.8) | 44 482 (31.7) | 19 155 (37.3) |
| ≥60 | 47 564 (9.9) | 27 542 (9.5) | 13 668 (9.7) | 6354 (12.4) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 225 611 (46.8) | 128 404 (44.3) | 64 141 (45.7) | 33 066 (64.3) |
| Female | 256 077 (53.2) | 161 671 (55.7) | 76 069 (54.3) | 18 337 (35.7) |
| Education | ||||
| Middle school or lower | 93 260 (19.6) | 37 911 (13.2) | 36 038 (26.1) | 19 311 (38.3) |
| High school | 99 827 (21.0) | 46 309 (16.2) | 39 500 (28.6) | 14 018 (27.8) |
| Junior college | 99 166 (20.9) | 60 726 (21.2) | 30 435 (22.0) | 8005 (15.9) |
| College or higher | 182 806 (38.5) | 141 500 (49.4) | 32 236 (23.3) | 9070 (18.0) |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never smoker | 338 745 (72.4) | 216 833 (76.6) | 93 362 (69.1) | 28 550 (57.6) |
| Former smoker | 28 306 (6.1) | 16 071 (5.7) | 8038 (5.9) | 4197 (8.5) |
| Current smoker | 100 611 (21.5) | 50 019 (17.7) | 33 775 (25.0) | 16 817 (33.9) |
| Drinking status | ||||
| Nondrinker | 373 541 (81.2) | 235 079 (84.2) | 104 659 (78.8) | 33 803 (69.9) |
| Moderate drinker | 49 679 (10.8) | 26 338 (9.4) | 15 934 (12.0) | 7407 (15.3) |
| Regular drinker | 37 080 (8.1) | 17 625 (6.3) | 12 287 (9.2) | 7168 (14.8) |
| Leisure-time physical activity | ||||
| Inactive | 235 021 (49.8) | 135 378 (47.5) | 71 025 (51.7) | 28 618 (57.2) |
| Low | 125 734 (26.6) | 81 556 (28.6) | 34 367 (25.0) | 9811 (19.6) |
| Medium | 70 196 (14.9) | 44 312 (15.6) | 19 787 (14.4) | 6097 (12.2) |
| High | 26 120 (5.5) | 15 552 (5.5) | 7643 (5.6) | 2925 (5.8) |
| Very high | 15 000 (3.2) | 7965 (2.8) | 4433 (3.2) | 2602 (5.2) |
| Body mass indexa | ||||
| <18.5 | 43 080 (8.9) | 27 930 (9.6) | 11 659 (8.3) | 3491 (6.8) |
| 18.5-24.9 | 309 346 (64.2) | 187 863 (64.8) | 89 111 (63.6) | 32 372 (63.0) |
| 25-29.9 | 108 616 (22.6) | 62 252 (21.5) | 33 214 (23.7) | 13 150 (25.6) |
| ≥30 | 20 463 (4.2) | 11 891 (4.1) | 6193 (4.4) | 2379 (4.6) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | ||||
| <140 | 398 343 (82.7) | 242 655 (83.7) | 114 796 (81.9) | 40 892 (79.6) |
| ≥140 or taking medication | 83 345 (17.3) | 47 420 (16.3) | 25 414 (18.1) | 10 511 (20.4) |
| Fasting blood glucose level, mg/dL | ||||
| <126 | 458 481 (95.2) | 276 273 (95.2) | 133 544 (95.2) | 48 664 (94.7) |
| ≥126 or taking medication | 23 207 (4.8) | 13 802 (4.8) | 6666 (4.8) | 2739 (5.3) |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL | ||||
| <240 | 426 931 (88.7) | 257 678 (88.9) | 124 016 (88.5) | 45 237 (88.1) |
| ≥240 or taking medication | 54 487 (11.3) | 32 258 (11.1) | 16 114 (11.5) | 6115 (11.9) |
SI conversion factors: To convert cholesterol to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0259; glucose to millimoles per liter, multiply by 0.0555.
a
Body mass index is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.