Table 1.
Results of Wilcoxon signed-rank test for differences in the self-reported actual and the desired proportion and minutes per workday of sitting, standing, walking and physically demanding tasks in desk-based workers
| All (n = 614) | Men (n = 327) | Women (n = 287) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Desired | Actual | Desired | Actual | Desired | |
| Proportion of workday sitting in % (SD) | 73.0 (21.7) | 53.8 (23.6)*** | 73.6 (20.1) | 55.3 (21.6)*** | 72.4 (23.5) | 52.0 (25.6)*** |
| Proportion of workday standing in % (SD) | 10.2 (12.4) | 15.8 (13.7)*** | 10.4 (11.8) | 15.7 (12.2)*** | 10.0 (13.1) | 15.9 (25.6) *** |
| Proportion of workday walking in % (SD) | 12.9 (10.9) | 22.8 (17.5)*** | 12.5 (9.9) | 21.9 (16.4)*** | 13.2 (11.9) | 23.8 (18.6)*** |
| Proportion of workday physically demanding tasks in % (SD) | 3.9 (8.2) | 7.7 (12.7)*** | 3.5 (7.6) | 7.1 (10.4)*** | 4.4 (8.9) | 8.4 (14.9)*** |
| Min/workday of sitting (SD) | 321.5 (152.5) | 238.1 (139.7)*** | 339.1 (146.3) | 255.4 (133.1)*** | 301.5 (157.1) | 218.4 (144.5)*** |
| Min/workday of standing (SD) | 44.0 (56.6) | 69.5 (68.4)*** | 47.7 (55.7) | 74.7 (66.9)*** | 39.7 (57.5) | 63.4 (69.8)*** |
| Min/workday of walking (SD) | 55.0 (51.8) | 96.9 (85.5)*** | 58.1 (52.2) | 101.2 (86.7)*** | 51.4 (51.3) | 92.1 (83.9)*** |
| Min/workday of physically demanding tasks (SD) | 17.0 (37.5) | 33.0 (59.5)*** | 17.5 (41.3) | 31.1 (46.8)*** | 16.5 (32.6) | 35.2 (71.3)*** |
*** p < 0.001