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Table 1 Characteristics of study participantsa

From: Prolonged sedentary time and physical activity in workplace and non-work contexts: a cross-sectional study of office, customer service and call centre employees

 

All participants (n=187)

Office (n=131)

Call centre (n=33)

Customer service (n=23)

Age, years; mean (SD)

37.3 (10.6)

38.3 (10.0)

32.3 (10.3)

38.5 (12.6)

Sex [Male]

64 (34.2%)

40 (30.5%)

8 (54.5%)

6 (26.1%)

Education (post-school qualification)

144 (77.0%)

109 (83.2%)

18 (54.5%)

17 (73.9%)

Marital Status (married or defacto)

126 (67.4%)

92 (70.2%)

18 (54.5%)

16 (69.6%)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

    

 Normal (BMI <25 kg/m2)

90 (48.1%)

64 (48.9%)

14 (42.4%)

12 (52.2%)

 Overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2)

60 (32.1%)

45 (34.4%)

9 (27.3%)

6 (26.1%)

 Obese (BMI >30 kg/m2)

37 (19.8%)

22 (16.8%)

10 (30.3%)

5 (21.7%)

  1. a Table includes all eligible participants (n=187) who participated in the self-report and accelerometer assessments.