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Table 2 Changes in occupational sitting time in the Danish workforce between 1990–2010

From: Temporal changes in occupational sitting time in the Danish workforce and associations with all-cause mortality: results from the Danish work environment cohort study

Year

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Total population

     

 Population

5933

5554

6102

9037

10986

 Percentage sitting ≥ 3/4 of work time

33.1

32.4

34.1

36.9

40.1

 Percentage sitting ≥ 3/4 of work time, age & gender standardized (95 % CI)

33.1 (32.0; 34.3)

32.3 (31.1; 33.6)

33.5 (32.3; 34.7)

35.3 (34.3; 36.4)

39.1 (38.1; 40.2)

Low socio-economic status

     

 Population

2068

2003

2065

2927

NA

 Percentage sitting ≥ 3/4 of work time

17,0 %

16,7 %

16,8 %

17,0 %

NA

 Percentage sitting ≥ 3/4 of work time, age & gender standardized (95 % CI)

17,0 % (15.5; 18.7)

16,7 % (15.1; 18.4)

16,7 % (15.1; 18.4)

16,6 % (15.2; 18.2)

NA

High socio-economic status

     

 Population

3814

3461

3940

5878

NA

 Percentage sitting ≥ 3/4 of work time

41,9 %

41,8 %

43,2 %

46,8 %

NA

 Percentage sitting ≥ 3/4 of work time, age & gender standardized (95 % CI)

41,9 % (40.4; 43.5)

41,9 % (40.3; 43.6)

43,3 % (41.7; 45.0)

46,4 % (45.0; 47.8)

NA

  1. NA not available for 2010 as socio-economic status was assessed differently compared to the previous measurement waves