Table 1. Patterns of objectively-measured sedentary behavior.

	n	(%)	Daily total SBa		Proportion of SBb		Number of breaksc		Number of prolonged boutd		Proportion of SB through prolonged boute
			Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
All participants	287	100	525.2	112.3	58.3	11.7	7.6	2.9	4.4	1.9	42.2	14.6
Gender
Men	177	61.7	550.2	116.3***	61.8	11.3***	7.1	2.9***	4.9	1.9***	44.8	14.5**
Women	110	38.3	484.8	92.7	52.7	10.1	8.6	2.6	3.8	1.7	38.1	14.0
Age group, years
65–74	143	49.8	511.3	112.9*	55.8	11.4*	8.0	3.1	4.2	1.9*	40.1	14.6
75–84	144	50.2	538.9	110.4	60.8	11.5	7.3	2.6	4.7	1.9	44.4	14.3
Educational attainment
≤high school	175	61.0	516.5	116.4	57.4	12.2	7.7	2.6	4.3	1.9	41.5	15.0
≥university	112	39.0	538.6	104.7	59.9	10.9	7.6	3.3	4.7	1.8	43.4	13.9
Marital status
single	51	17.8	541.6	121.7	60.0	11.9	7.6	2.7	4.5	2.0	42.6	14.4
married	236	82.2	521.6	110.1	58.0	11.7	7.6	2.9	4.4	1.9	42.2	14.7
BMI, kg/m2
<25	198	69.0	513.7	110.1**	56.6	10.7**	8.0	3.0*	4.2	1.9**	39.8	13.9***
≥25	89	31.0	550.6	113.7	62.2	13.1	6.8	2.4	5.0	1.9	47.6	14.7
Chronic conditions
0	75	26.1	515.5	118.4	57.1	11.6	8.1	2.7	4.2	1.9	39.7	15.1
1	102	35.5	517.3	104.9	57.7	11.1	7.7	3.3	4.4	1.8	43.0	13.6
≥2	110	38.3	539.1	114.3	59.8	12.4	7.3	2.6	4.6	1.9	43.3	15.1

BMI, body mass index; SB, sedentary behavior; SD, standard deviation.

^amin/day.

^b% of wear time.

^ctimes/sedentary hour.

^dtimes/day.

^e% of total SB.

Using multivariate linear regression, the differences in each objective measures of sedentary behavior between subgroups of each sociodemographic variable were examined with two-sided test.

^***P < 0.001; ^**P < 0.01, ^*P < 0.05.