Table 4.

Sedentary behaviour by gender. Variables expressed as median (interquartile range).

Sedentary Behaviour				Hours per Day	Mann-Whitney U Test
Study	Mon–Fri		Male	2 (1–4)	0.003
			Female	3 (2–4)
	Weekend		Male	2 (1–4)	0.001
			Female	3 (1–5)
	Mon–Sun		Male	2.29 (1.29–3.57)	0.001
			Female	2.71 (1.71–4.14)
Television	Mon–Fri		Male	1 (0–2)	0.040
			Female	1 (0–2)
	Weekend		Male	2 (1–3)	----
			Female	2 (1–3)
	Mon–Sun		Male	1 (0.5–2)	----
			Female	1.29 (0.64–2)
Computer/Video games	Mon–Fri		Male	2 (1–4)	<0.001
			Female	2 (1–3)
	Weekend		Male	2.25 (1–4)	<0.001
			Female	2 (1–3)
	Mon–Sun		Male	2.29 (1.29–3.79)	<0.001
			Female	1.71 (1–2.7)
Screen time *	Mon–Fri		Male	3 (2–5)	0.027
			Female	3 (2–4)
	Weekend		Male	4 (3–6)	0.003
			Female	4 (2–6)
	Mon–Sun		Male	3.46 (2.16–5)	0.043
			Female	3.14 (2.11–4.54)

* The variable “Screen time” is a combination of television and computer/video games hours.