Table 2.
Health and dietary characteristics according to weekday sitting timea, in ORISCAV-LUX participants (N = 1331)
| Physical activity statusa | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characterstic | Sedentary n = 150 | Low (>0-0.5 hours/day) n = 393 | Medium (>0.5-2 hours/day) n = 394 | High (>2 hours/day) n = 394 | Partial eta squared | p (linear)b | ||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |||
| Age (years) | 47.2 | 12.9 | 43.5 | 13.5 | 43.9 | 12.8 | 44.7 | 12.9 | 0.007 | 0.064 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 28.2 | 6.1 | 26.3 | 5.0 | 26.0 | 4.7 | 26.6 | 4.7 | 0.017 | 0.001 |
| Waist circmference (cm) | 95.6 | 15.9 | 89.1 | 14.0 | 87.9 | 12.9 | 89.2 | 13.1 | 0.026 | <0.001 |
| Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 134.4 | 18.8 | 128.5 | 17.8 | 128.4 | 16.7 | 130.6 | 18.3 | 0.011 | 0.028 |
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 85.7 | 11.2 | 81.8 | 11.0 | 81.6 | 10.6 | 82.5 | 11.6 | 0.013 | 0.003 |
| Lipid biomarkers | ||||||||||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 208.8 | 44.1 | 201.1 | 40.7 | 201.9 | 42.2 | 199.4 | 37.7 | 0.004 | 0.023 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 57.1 | 16.8 | 62.7 | 18.4 | 63.5 | 16.9 | 60.2 | 15.1 | 0.015 | 0.047 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 131.9 | 39.1 | 122.1 | 35.4 | 123.4 | 35.3 | 124.1 | 32.9 | 0.007 | 0.034 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 134.4 | 86.6 | 120.8 | 115.7 | 109.5 | 92.6 | 109.3 | 73.2 | 0.008 | 0.002 |
| Dietary factors | ||||||||||
| Total energy intake (kCal) | 2366 | 973 | 2311 | 865 | 2443 | 960 | 2530 | 948 | 0.009 | 0.024 |
| Carbohydrate, (% E) | 42.4 | 7.6 | 42.1 | 7.4 | 42.0 | 7.3 | 43.4 | 7.6 | 0.006 | 0.22 |
| Protein (% E) | 16.3 | 3.6 | 16.0 | 3.2 | 16.0 | 3.1 | 15.8 | 3.2 | 0.002 | 0.11 |
| Total fat (% E) | 37.2 | 7.2 | 38.9 | 6.9 | 39.1 | 6.8 | 37.9 | 7.4 | 0.008 | 0.29 |
| Saturated fat (% E) | 12.9 | 3.0 | 13.6 | 2.8 | 13.6 | 2.8 | 13.0 | 2.9 | 0.013 | 0.83 |
| Alcohol (ml/day) | 11.4 | 13.4 | 9.1 | 12.2 | 8.0 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 0.010 | 0.001 |
aSedentary time: reported undertaking no moderate or intense physical activity on any day of the preceding week; low, medium and high groups: tertiles according to total moderate plus intense physical activity (hours per day)
bANOVA for continuous variables