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. 2020 Apr 6;20:460. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08580-1

Table 2.

Demographic and self-reported activity data of participants

Characteristics Total
Age years, M ± SD (min to max) 42.9 ± 11.2 (24 to 58)
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles, (n = 21) n (%)
 1 (0–20%) most deprived 2 (10)
 2 (20–40%) 3 (15)
 3 (40–60%) 0 (0)
 4 (60–80%) 8 (40)
 5 (80–100%) least deprived 8 (40)
Ethnic backgroundn (%)
 Other 3 (11)
 White Scottish 24 (89)
Qualificationn (%)
 University or higher 22 (81)
 Certificate/diploma/trade 4 (15)
 No formal qualification 1 (4)
Employment statusn (%)
 Full time 22 (81)
 Part time 5 (19)
Hours worked hrs/week, M ± SD (min to max) 35.9 ± 8.3 (14 to 60)
Days worked days/week, M ± SD (min tomax) 4.7 ± 0.7 (2 to 5)
Office layoutn (%)
 Open plan 23 (85)
 Own office 4 (15)
Flexible workingn (%)
 Yes 18 (67)
 No 9 (33)
Line management responsibilitiesn (%)
 Yes 2 (7)
 No 25 (93)
Activity at work % of work hours
 Sitting 87
 Standing 7
 Walking 6
 Heavy labour 0
Time spent sitting at work hrs/week, M ± SD (min to max) 31.4 ± 7.9 (10 to 48)
Leisure time physical activity hrs per week, M ± SD (min to max) 3.1 ± 3.5 (0 to 16)
 Achieving > 2.5 h leisure time physical activity per week n (%) 14 (52)
 Achieving < 2.5 h leisure time physical activity per week n (%) 13 (48)

Based on n = 27 unless otherwise stated

NA not applicable