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. 2014 Aug;43(8):1033–1044.

Table 2.

Average (±SD) sitting time (in min/day) and the total sitting time (in min/week) of the Polish population during weekdays, weekends, spent in mechanical vehicles (when commuting) depending on the socio-demographic factors

Factors Sitting
Weekday (min/day) Weekend (min/day) In a vehicle (min/day) Total (min/week)
Gender
     Men 248.3±171.2 251.1±170.1* 74.5±102.0 2876.8±1609.9
     Women 237.8±167.0 230.9±155.0 82.1±119.0 2750.1±1576.9
Age(yr)
     18-24 247.3±167.9 249.0±155.5 91.7±130.8 2951.7±1704.2
     25-29 233.8±167.2 248.5±165.6 66.3±93.3 2760.9±1548.6
     30-39 253.8±172.2 252.3±168.9 77.2±119.9 2914.4±1690.7
     40-49 252.4±173.5 238.9±171.8 77.7±88.2 2841.0±1569.5
     50-59 236.6±163.6 235.7±155.4 73.6±117.4 2714.6±1449.2
     60-64 217.1±167.6 204.2±150.7 85.4±102.6 2550.3±1541.9
Education
     Primary 228.7±153.3 239.9±145.5 81.2±124.6 2734.8±1498.2
     Secondary 248.9±176.5 240.1±168.5 77.5±111.5 2840.5±1618.8
     Higher 243.9±165.6 244.2±168.2 77.2±87.8 2831.3±1644.8
       Total 242.9±169.1 240.8±162.9 78.4±111.0 2812.4±1593.9

Significant differences (P<0.05) — *men vs. women