Table 1.
Mean (SE) of self-reported minutes/day spent sitting, stratified by sex, race/ethnicity, and weight status groups (n = 3553)
| Race/ethnicity | Weight Status (CDC) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total† | Non-Hispanic White† | Non-Hispanic Black† | Mexican-American† | Other | Obese | Overweight | Non-overweight† | |
| Total | 448.1 (6.5) | 449.5 (9.3) | 443.4 (8.6) | 439.1 (9.4) | 455.4 (11.1) | 471.2 (10.3) | 443.1 (12.4) | 442.2 (7.2) |
| Males | 429.0 (7.3) | 426.8 (9.9) | 424.9 (12.6) | 421.7 (13.4) | 449.7 (15.5) | 460.8 (12.6)a | 433.3 (16.5) | 418.0 (8.3)a |
| Females | 468.2 (7.9) | 473.4 (11.5) | 462.6 (11.1) | 458.4 (9.9) | 461.4 (11.7) | 483.3 (14.1) | 453.3 (16.2) | 467.4 (9.1) |
†
Significant sex differences in sitting time (P<0.05)
a
Significant difference in sitting time between the obese and non-overweight groups within the male sample (P<0.01)