Table 4.
Time in sedentary, percentage of sedentary behavior·day−1, number of sedentary bouts·day−1, and number of breaks per sedentary hour.
| Variables | Sedentary Behavior (min·day−1) | p1 | Percentage of Wear Time in Sedentary Behavior·day−1 | p2 | Number of Bouts in Sedentary Behavior·day−1 | p3 | Number of Breaks per Sedentary Hour | p4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All participants | 612.9 (80.1) | 79.4 (6.5) | 64.8 (11.7) | 6.2 (0.7) | ||||
| Sex † | 0.369 | 0.431 | 0.491 | 0.593 | ||||
| Males | 607.7 (86.0) | 78.9 (7.4) | 64.1 (12.1) | 6.3 (0.6) | ||||
| Females | 620.2 (71.6) | 80.1 (4.9) | 65.8 (11.4) | 6.2 (0.7) | ||||
| Age group † | 0.155 | 0.654 | 0.553 | 0.048 | ||||
| Adults | 599.7 (76.8) | 79.1 (5.6) | 64.1 (9.5) | 6.4 (0.6) | ||||
| Older Adults | 626.0 (82.2) | 79.7 (7.3) | 65.5 (13.7) | 6.1 (0.7) | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.039 | 0.111 | 0.005 | 0.138 | ||||
| Normal | 577.2 (90.8) | 77.0 (8.1) | 57.9 (11.1) | 6.5 (0.6) | ||||
| Overweight | 619.4 (74.1) | 79.9 (5.5) | 66.7 (10.4) § | 6.2 (0.6) | ||||
| Obese | 634.0 (71.1) § | 80.7 (5.8) | 68.0 (11.9) § | 6.1 (0.7) |
Note: data are expressed as mean (SD). p1 Between age groups, sex, BMI category difference in sedentary behavior (min·day−1). p2 Between age groups, sex, BMI category difference in sedentary behavior·day−1 (%). p3 Between age groups, sex, BMI category difference in the number of bouts in sedentary behavior·day−1. p4 Between age groups, sex, BMI category difference in the number of breaks per sedentary hour. † Differences between age groups based on linear models adjusted for sex; differences between sex based on linear models adjusted for age group. § Significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) when compared to Normal BMI. Statistically significant values are shown in bold (p ≤ 0.05). BMI, body mass index.