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. 2019 Mar 12;19:292. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6615-6

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of participating call agents (n = 17)

Female 14 (78)
Age (years) 39.3 ± 11.9
White British 15 (83)
Married 7 (41)
Full-time employee 16 (94)
Tenure in current role ≥3 years 10 (56)
Tertiary education 11 (61)
Daily hours worked (h/day) 7.4 ± 1.0
Weekly hours worked (h/week) 37.3 ± 2.1
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 124.5 ± 12.9
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 86.6 ± 7.2
Body mass index (kg/m2) 33.6 ± 8.3
Waist circumference (cm) 111.4 ± 32.4
Hip circumference (cm) 120.5 ± 19.3
Waist-to-hip ratio 0.92 ± 0.25
Activity outcomes
Daily
Waking wear time (min/day) 906.6 ± 80.3
 Valid wear (days) 5.0± 1.8
 Sitting time (min/day) 642.0 ± 88.2
 Standing time (min/day) 178.2 ± 76.8
 Stepping time (min/day) 86.4 ± 39.6
 Steps (steps/day) 7215 ± 3507
 Sit-to-upright transitions/day 56.1 ± 19.1
 Time sitting in bouts < 30 min (min/day) 306.0 ± 96.6
 Time sitting in bouts ≥30 min (min/day) 336.0 ± 154.8
Workplace
 Total work time (min/day) 473.9 ± 73.9
 Valid wear (days) 3.1 ± 1.3
 Sitting time (min/day) 376.1 ± 136.3
 Standing time (min/day) 72.4 ± 23.3
 Stepping time (min/day) 25.4 ± 13.1

Data is presented as n (%) or mean ± SD