Table 1 Mean, median and interquartile range for Eurobarometer 64.3 IPAQ sitting time in minutes by selected sociodemographic characteristics and country
| Â | n | Mean (SD) | p-value | Median (Interquartile range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 27 637 | 309 (±185) | – | 300 (180–420) |
Gender | Â | Mean (95% CI) | Â | Â |
  Male | 12 234 | 320 (316–323) | <0.001* | 300 (180–480) |
  Female | 15 403 | 301 (298–304) |  | 270 (180–420) |
Age | Â | Mean (95% CI) | Â | Â |
  15 – 24 years | 3 764 | 363 (357–369) | <0.001** | 360 (240–480) |
  25 – 34 years | 4 496 | 306 (301–312) |  | 270 (180–420) |
  35 – 44 years | 4 931 | 293 (289–298) |  | 240 180–420) |
  45 – 54 years | 4 506 | 301(296–307) |  | 240 180–420) |
  55 – 64 years | 4 409 | 289 (284–294) |  | 240 180–420) |
  65 years and older | 5 531 | 313 (309–318) |  | 300 (180–360) |
Education | Â | Mean (95% CI) | Â | Â |
  18 yrs and Less | 15 100 | 279 (276–282) | <0.001** | 240 (180–360) |
  19 years and over | 9 277 | 334 (331–338) |  | 300 (180–480) |
Physical activity level | Â | Mean (95% CI) | Â | Â |
  Low-active | 7 590 | 340 (335–345) | <0.001** | 300 (180–420) |
  Moderate | 13 648 | 322 (319–325) |  | 300 (180–427) |
  High-active | 6 399 | 247 (244–251) |  | 240 (120–320) |
General state of health | Â | Mean (95% CI) | Â | Â |
  Very good | 5 750 | 318 (313–322) | <0.001** | 300 (180–465) |
  Good | 13 826 | 307 (304–310) |  | 300 (180–420) |
  Neither good nor bad | 5 878 | 298 (293–303) |  | 270 (180–420) |
  Bad/very bad | 2 108 | 336 (327–345) |  | 300 (180–480) |
Usual activity a | Â | Mean (95% CI) | Â | Â |
  Low sitting | 8 104 | 245 (241–248) | <0.001** | 240 (120–300) |
  Mixed sitting | 10 103 | 331 (328–335) |  | 300 (180–480) |
  High sitting | 9 430 | 342 (338–336) |  | 300 (180–480) |
Country | Â | Mean (95% CI) | Â | Â |
  The Netherlands | 1 011 | 407 (395–420) | <0.001** | 360 (240–540) |
  Denmark | 977 | 383 (371–395) |  | 360 (240–480) |
  Czech Republic | 943 | 375 (363–388) |  | 345 (240–510) |
  Greece | 996 | 374 (364–384) |  | 360 (240–480) |
  Cyprus (Republic) | 467 | 359 (342–377) |  | 360 (180–480) |
  Belgium | 992 | 342 (330–353) |  | 300 (180–480) |
  Sweden | 1 030 | 340 (330–351) |  | 300 (180–480) |
  Cyprus (TCC) | 415 | 338 (321–353) |  | 300 (240–420) |
  Germany West | 894 | 335 (324–347) |  | 300 (180–450) |
  Finland | 979 | 335 (332–347) |  | 300 (180–480) |
  Estonia | 950 | 334 (323–345) |  | 300 (180–480) |
  Poland | 964 | 333 (321–345) |  | 300 (180–480) |
  Great Britain | 900 | 326 (314–339) |  | 300 (180–420) |
  Luxembourg | 492 | 316 (300–333) |  | 300 (180–420) |
  Slovakia | 982 | 314 (304–325) |  | 300 (180–420) |
  Germany East | 530 | 314 (300–327) |  | 300 (180–420) |
  Slovenia | 1 005 | 312 (301–323) |  | 270 (180–450) |
  Austria | 1 002 | 309 (299–319) |  | 300 (180–420) |
  Croatia | 978 | 308 (297–320) |  | 270 (180–450) |
  Turkey | 875 | 305 (294–316) |  | 270 (180–360) |
  Northern Ireland | 286 | 303 (283–322) |  | 240 (180–360) |
  Bulgaria | 925 | 298 (290–308) |  | 240 (180–360) |
  Ireland | 894 | 284 (274–295) |  | 240 (180–360) |
  Spain | 949 | 284 (274–294) |  | 244 (179–366) |
  France | 976 | 282 (271–293) |  | 240 (180–360) |
  Latvia | 1 000 | 272 (260–283) |  | 240 (120–420) |
  Hungary | 969 | 267 (256–277) |  | 240 (150–360) |
  Italy | 960 | 266 (256–276) |  | 240 (120–360) |
  Lithuania | 872 | 263 (251–275) |  | 240 (120–360) |
  Malta | 444 | 236 (222–251) |  | 210 (120–360) |
  Portugal | 1 000 | 194 (184–204) |  | 180 (60–300) |
  Romania | 980 | 191 (179–203) |  | 135 (0–300) |