Table 2.

Duration and frequency outcome data, synthesized into domains of activity

Activity super domain	Activity	Duration median (range), minutes/day unless stated	Frequency median (range), episodes/week unless stated
Chores	Shopping/walking in store20,43		2.25 (0.5–4)a
	Unloading groceries20		3a
	Errands (post office)20		3a
	Preparing meals20		4.7a
	Gardening5,20	26 (9–35)b	2.1a
	Collecting mail from mailbox20		3.2a
	Housework/chores/cleaning20,38,42	23 (10–36)	3.4a
	Caretaking5	4 (0–8)b
Quiet time	Standing22,23,25–32	194 (146–246)b
	Sitting22,23,25–32	359 (269–390)b	1c
	Lying22,23,25,27–31,38	88 (39–558)b
	Reading (newspaper/book)38	60
Screen time	Watching TV38	300
Self-care	Showering/bathing41,43	60d	2.5 (1–4)
	Eating – dinner (sitting)44	60
	Night-time waking/bathroom19		2 (1–3)e
Sleep	Sleep – night-time35,38	291 (281–300)
	Sleep – daytime35	54
	Lying awake (sleep latency)35,38	41 (39–42)
	Lying awake (at night)35	96
Sociocultural	Medical and/or chemist appointments20,36,43		1 (0.3–1)a
	Visiting the chemist43		1
	Emergency room visits38		0.6a,f
	Visiting friends20,43		2.5 (1–4.1)a
	Time spent outdoors38	168 (132–204)
	Religious visits43		0.3b
	Sexual intercourse39		1.5
	Recreational/leisure time5	96 (77–141)b
Sports/exercise	Exercise5,20	13 (6–30)b	1.2 (0.9–1.5)a
	Dancing42		2e
Transport	Walking20,22–34	51 (2–66)b	1.7 (0.1–5.3)a
	Cycling29–31,37	2 (0–4)	g
	Climbing stairs20		4.8a
	Travel in car, bus or train20		5.7a
Work/study	Employment5,38,40	49 (21–540)b
	Absenteeism36	13b,h
	Presenteeism36	58b,h

Notes:

^aSelected outcomes converted from original frequency

^bselected outcomes converted from original duration

^cfrequency reported as hours after eating

^dduration stated as 45–90 minutes/episode

^ereported frequency episodes/night

^freported frequency episodes/year

^gstudy reports percentage of respondents cycling for a given duration (<0.5 hours, 0.5–1 hours, 1–2 hours, and >2 hours) in winter and summer months

^hassuming a 5-day working week.