Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of those evaluated, grouped according to sitting time

	Total (n = 3,296)		G1 (n = 2,464)		G2 (n = 832)
Variables	n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value*
Sex							0.036
Male	1,270	38.5	924	37.5	346	41.6
Female	2,026	61.5	1,540	62.5	486	58.4
Age							0.000
60-69 years	1,735	52.7	1,345	54.6	390	46.9
70-79 years	1,174	35.6	863	35.0	311	37.4
≥80 years	387	11.7	256	10.4	131	15.7
Schooling							0.009
Schooled	2,343	71.1	1,781	72.3	562	67.5
Unschooled	953	28.9	683	27.7	270	32.5
Monthly household income							0.394
< $308.18	568	17.2	416	16.9	152	18.3
≥ $308.18 and ≤ $924.54	2,339	71.0	1,764	71.6	575	69.1
> $924.54	389	11.8	284	11.5	105	12.6
Living arrangements							0.139
Living alone	269	8.2	191	7.8	78	9.4
Living with other	3,027	91.8	2,273	92.2	754	90.6

*Chi-square.

G1: Sitting time < 330 minutes/day.

G2: Sitting time ≥ 330 minutes/day.