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. 2024 Dec 30;24:3607. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-21139-8

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and measurement characteristics of the total sample (n = 105)

N = 105
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age (mean, SD) 45.38 (12.9)
Sex = female (n, %) 57 (54.3)

BMI (kg/m²) (mean, SD)

Missings (n,%)

25.03 (4.3)

2 (1.9)

Family situation (n,%)
 Living alone, not having partner 12 (11.4)
 Living together with partner 89 (84.8)
 Living alone, having a partner 4 (3.8)
Living with children = yes (n,%) 83 (79.0)
Neighborhood (n,%)
 Rural 82 (78.1)
 Urban 23 (21.9)
Educational level (n, %)
 Low 27 (25.7)
 Mid 37 (35.2)
 High 41 (39.0)
Sedentary job (n, %)
 No job 11 (10.5)
 Mostly spending time sitting at work 51 (48.6)
 Combining sitting and LPA at work 31 (29.5)
 Physically active job 12 (11.4)

Net family income = more then 2000 euro (n, %)

Missings (n,%)

84 (80.0)

21 (20.0)

Smoking (n, %)
 No 89 (84.8)
 Ex-smoker 11 (10.5)
 Yes 5 ( 4.8)
Measurement characteristics
Feasibility to wear the accelerometer at the hip during waking hours for 7 days (n, %) 1.6 (0.8)
 Very feasible 59 (56.2)
 Feasible 37 (35.2)
 Neutral 6 ( 5.7)
 Not feasible 2 ( 1.9)
 Not feasible at all 1 ( 1.0)
Feasibility to wear the accelerometer at the wrist during the night for 7 days (n, %)
 Very feasible 61 (58.1)
 Feasible 29 (27.6)
 Neutral 14 (13.3)
 Not feasible 0 (0.0)
 Not feasible at all 1 (1.0)
Annoying to wear the accelerometer at the hip during waking hours for 7 days (n, %) 3.96 (1.0)
 Not annoying at all 38 (36.6)
 Not annoying 37 (35.6)
 Neutral 19 (18.3)
 Annoying 7 (6.7)
 Very annoying 3 (2.9)
Annoying to wear the accelerometer at the wrist during the night for 7 days (n, %)
 Not annoying at all 42 (40.4)
 Not annoying 39 (37.5)
 Neutral 17 (16.3)
 Annoying 4 (3.8)
 Very annoying 2 (1.9)
Perceived consistency of wearing the accelerometer during the day (n, %)
 Very consistent 100 (95.2)
 More or less consistent 4 (3.8)
 Not consistent 1 (1.0)
Perceived consistency of wearing the accelerometer at night (n, %)
 Very consistent 98 (93.3)
 More or less consistent 6 (5.7)
 Not consistent 1 (1.0)