Table 2.

Sedentary pattern measures based on sedentary bouts.

Pattern measure	Unit	References
Bout length	Mean	13,25,28–34
	Median	13,20,26,29,30,33,35,36
	Log mean	25
	Mean – stratifieda	37
	Median – stratifieda	38
	Total sedentary time, accumulated in bouts of specific bout lengths	39–41
	Longest bout length	22,33
Number of bouts	Mean	16,20,25,28,33,38,42–44
	Day-part (morning, afternoon, evening)	42
	Mean – stratifieda	16,30--32,34,37,38,41,43,45–49
Diversity of bout lengths	coefficient of variation	25
	Distribution of bout lengthsb	20,26,38,50--52
	Burstiness parameter	53
	Memory parameter	53

^aReported for various bout lengths; ^bvarious measures.