Subject characteristics at baseline (phase 5, 1997–2011)*
| Whole sample | Total reported sitting† (hours/week) | ||||
| ≥0to<33 | ≥33to<50 | ≥50 | |||
| n (cases) | 4811 (402) | 1671 (145) | 1498 (103) | 1642 (154) | |
| Age (years) | 43.83 (5.93) | 46.43 (5.83) | 43.50 (5.79) | 41.49 (5.04) | |
| Men (%) | 72.77 | 31.88 | 32.16 | 35.96 | |
| Women (%) | 27.23 | 42.37 | 28.40 | 29.24 | |
| BMI | 25.68 (3.77) | 25.61 (3.67) | 25.61 (3.74) | 25.80 (3.89) | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 89.03 (11.34) | 88.00 (11.29) | 89.14 (11.19) | 89.88 (11.43) | |
| Weight (kg) | 77.40 (13.11) | 75.64 (12.83) | 77.53 (12.84) | 78.95 (13.43) | |
| Walking (min/day) | 42.73 (22.70) | 44.93 (24.33) | 42.50 (22.16) | 40.73 (21.26) | |
| MVPA (hours/week) | 14.27 (11.87) | 15.96 (13.10) | 14.17 (11.64) | 12.66 (10.44) | |
| Employment grade (%) | Administrative | 47.04 | 28.68 | 33.63 | 37.69 |
| Professor/ Executive | 43.17 | 37.17 | 29.90 | 32.93 | |
| Clerical/Support | 9.79 | 53.08 | 24.63 | 22.29 | |
| Alcohol consumption (units/week) | 13.99 (14.81) | 12.56 (14.23) | 14.01 (14.31) | 15.42 (15.66) | |
| Smoking status (%) | Never | 52.09 | 33.64 | 30.77 | 35.59 |
| Previous | 38.25 | 36.14 | 32.61 | 31.25 | |
| Current | 9.67 | 35.05 | 27.31 | 37.63 | |
| Self-rated health (%) | Very good | 53.69 | 36.82 | 30.82 | 32.37 |
| Good | 37.00 | 32.19 | 31.01 | 36.80 | |
| Fair or poor | 9.31 | 32.81 | 33.48 | 33.71 | |
∗ Data are mean (SD) unless otherwise stated. Percentages are calculated across colums for the Whole Sample; Percentages are calculated across rows for data presented by sitting levels.
† Work-related sitting (includes sitting during commuting and driving) and leisure time sitting at home.
BMI, body mass index; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.