Table 2.
Compositional Descriptive Statistics of the Percentage of Daily Time Spent in Context-Specific Sedentary Behaviors by Country
| Overalla (n = 1,230) | Denmark (n = 325) | Spain (n = 284) | United Kingdom (n = 309) | Germany (n = 312) | Overall Men (n = 474) | Overall Women (n = 756) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily % | |||||||
| Watching television | 34.8 (15.3) | 34.2 (14.0) | 40.1 (17.8) | 31.7 (12.9) | 33.8 (15.1) | 34.6 (15.4) | 35.0 (15.2) |
| Playing computer games | 3.6 (7.2) | 3.6 (7.4) | 3.6 (7.3) | 2.7 (5.8) | 4.4 (7.8) | 2.9 (6.6) | 4.1 (7.5) |
| Sitting listening to music/radio | 5.7 (7.9) | 6.2 (8.5) | 6.8 (9.3) | 5.3 (6.8) | 4.6 (6.6) | 6.3 (8.0) | 5.4 (7.8) |
| Sitting and talking on the phone | 4.2 (4.1) | 3.7 (3.2) | 4.6 (5.3) | 4.2 (3.6) | 4.3 (4.0) | 3.4 (3.3) | 4.7 (4.4) |
| Doing paperwork | 6.6 (9.3) | 7.5 (8.8) | 3.7 (7.4) | 7.4 (9.4) | 7.4 (10.7) | 9.9 (11.5) | 4.6 (6.9) |
| Sitting reading | 12.4 (9.2) | 14.0 (9.8) | 9.9 (8.8) | 10.3 (7.6) | 15.1 (9.3) | 12.6 (9.6) | 12.3 (9.0) |
| Playing a musical instrument | 0.4 (2.0) | 0.5 (2.6) | 0.2 (1.7) | 0.5 (2.0) | 0.4 (1.6) | 0.6 (2.4) | 0.3 (1.8) |
| Doing artwork or crafts | 3.4 (7.4) | 2.8 (7.1) | 5.0 (8.5) | 3.5 (8.0) | 2.2 (5.5) | 1.3 (4.5) | 4.6 (8.5) |
| Sitting and driving in a car | 7.7 (6.5) | 8.3 (6.4) | 5.5 (5.2) | 10.6 (7.4) | 6.2 (5.3) | 8.9 (7.3) | 6.9 (5.7) |
Note: an of participants with valid accelerometry and Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire data.