Table 4.
Associations between categorical variables of sex and use of mobility aid with accelerometry-derived measures of sedentary behaviour.
| Accelerometer-derived variable | Sex | Use of mobility aid | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 17) |
Women (n = 97) |
p | No (n = 18) |
Yes (n = 96) |
p | |
| Percent of waking time spent in sedentary behaviour | 92.0 (8.0) | 86.4 (7.8) | 0.008∗∗ | 83.0 (11.2) | 87.7 (8.3) | 0.009∗∗ |
| Average number of sedentary bouts per day | 41.2 (35.3) | 52.7 (22.1) | 0.008∗∗ | 60.9 (25.0) | 47.4 (22.3) | 0.003∗∗ |
| Average duration in minutes of sedentary bouts | 17.1 (38.4) | 12.3 (7.8) | 0.002∗∗ | 10.9 (6.3) | 13.8 (8.2) | 0.012∗ |
Notes. (1) ∗p ≤ 0.05 level, ∗∗p ≤ 0.01 level.