n | % | Occupational sitting in h/day | Leisure sitting in h/day | Total sitting in h/day | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | |||
Age | |||||
21–30 | 1437 | 15.3 | 2.70 ± 2.19 | 3.13 ± 1.59 | 5.83 ± 2.62 |
31–40 | 2308 | 24.6 | 2.94 ± 2.19 | 2.83 ± 1.43 | 5.77 ± 2.57 |
41–50 | 3247 | 34.6 | 2.76 ± 2.34 | 2.64 ± 1.39 | 5.40 ± 2.69 |
51–60 | 1913 | 20.4 | 2.54 ± 2.34 | 2.67 ± 1.51 | 5.21 ± 2.74 |
61+ | 479 | 5.1 | 2.10 ± 2.28 | 2.57 ± 1.35 | 4.67 ± 2.57 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 5142 | 54.8 | 2.73 ± 2.33 | 2.79 ± 1.47 | 5.53 ± 2.70 |
Female | 4242 | 45.2 | 2.69 ± 2.23 | 2.73 ± 1.46 | 5.42 ± 2.63 |
Ethnicity | |||||
Chinese | 4722 | 50.5 | 3.03 ± 2.33 | 2.79 ± 1.47 | 5.82 ± 2.70 |
Malay | 2246 | 24.0 | 2.36 ± 2.16 | 2.85 ± 1.46 | 5.21 ± 2.55 |
Indian | 2385 | 25.5 | 2.42 ± 2.23 | 2.63 ± 1.46 | 5.05 ± 2.64 |
Other | 31 | 0.3 | 2.96 ± 2.36 | 2.81 ± 1.29 | 5.77 ± 2.72 |
Marital Status | |||||
Married | 6962 | 74.2 | 2.73 ± 2.31 | 2.68 ± 1.43 | 5.41 ± 2.67 |
Never Married | 1889 | 20.1 | 2.86 ± 2.22 | 3.05 ± 1.53 | 5.91 ± 2.63 |
Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 529 | 5.6 | 2.00 ± 2.14 | 2.81 ± 1.60 | 4.81 ± 2.64 |
Highest education | |||||
No Formal/PSLE | 1903 | 20.3 | 1.70 ± 2.16 | 2.71 ± 1.55 | 4.41 ± 2.59 |
Secondary/O/N/ITE/NTC | 4094 | 43.6 | 2.64 ± 2.31 | 2.75 ± 1.40 | 5.39 ± 2.64 |
A’level/Polytech/Diploma | 1891 | 20.2 | 3.12 ± 2.04 | 2.84 ± 1.49 | 5.95 ± 2.50 |
University and above | 1494 | 15.9 | 3.71 ± 2.11 | 2.77 ± 1.48 | 6.49 ± 2.55 |
Smoking | |||||
No | 6762 | 72.1 | 2.82 ± 2.26 | 2.71 ± 1.41 | 5.53 ± 2.63 |
Former | 756 | 8.1 | 2.72 ± 2.34 | 2.76 ± 1.51 | 5.48 ± 2.76 |
Yes | 1865 | 19.9 | 2.33 ± 2.33 | 2.97 ± 1.61 | 5.30 ± 2.77 |
Total caloric intake (Kcal/day) | |||||
1st quartile | 2347 | 25.0 | 2.54 ± 2.15 | 2.72 ± 1.22 | 5.25 ± 2.40 |
2nd quartile | 2345 | 25.0 | 2.68 ± 2.32 | 2.70 ± 1.38 | 5.38 ± 2.59 |
3rd quartile | 2345 | 25.0 | 2.86 ± 2.30 | 2.77 ± 1.53 | 5.64 ± 2.78 |
4th quartile | 2347 | 25.0 | 2.78 ± 2.37 | 2.87 ± 1.68 | 5.65 ± 2.86 |
Moderate-to-vigorous LTPA (MET-h/week) | |||||
0 | 3238 | 34.5 | 2.53 ± 2.36 | 2.68 ± 1.45 | 5.21 ± 2.73 |
> 0 - ≤ 10.7 | 3073 | 32.7 | 2.88 ± 2.27 | 2.79 ± 1.46 | 5.67 ± 2.64 |
> 10.7 | 3073 | 32.7 | 2.74 ± 2.22 | 2.84 ± 1.49 | 5.58 ± 2.61 |