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Table 1 Participant characteristics and descriptive information on sitting time

From: Correlates of occupational, leisure and total sitting time in working adults: results from the Singapore multi-ethnic cohort

 

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

  1. h hours, ITE Institute of Technical Education, Kcal Kilocalorie, LTPA Leisure Time Physical Activity, MET Metabolic Equivalent of Task, NTC National Technical Certificate, O/N O and N levels, PSLE Primary School Leaving Exam, 12 years old, Q, SD Standard Deviation