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Table 1 Sample characteristics by country

From: Sedentary behavior and depressive symptoms among 67,077 adolescents aged 12–15 years from 30 low- and middle-income countries

Country

N

Year

Response rate (%)

Depressive symptoms (%)

≥3 h/day sedentary (%)

Argentina

1537

2007

77.1

29.5

48.7

Botswana

1397

2005

95.0

39.0

34.6

Chile (Metropolitan)

1972

2004

85.0

30.8

44.4

China (Beijing)

2189

2003

99.0

18.3

22.0

Djibouti

962

2007

83.3

37.5

32.3

Ecuador (Quito)

1842

2007

85.6

25.1

28.7

Egypt

4981

2006

87.0

35.1

23.1

Grenada

1299

2008

78.0

23.4

41.1

Guyana

1070

2004

80.0

32.5

36.3

India

7330

2007

84.2

24.4

22.8

Indonesia

3022

2007

93.1

21.0

33.8

Jordan

1648

2007

99.8

37.1

38.2

Kenya

2971

2003

83.5

47.8

37.7

Montserrat

161

2008

78.0

26.7

47.0

Morocco

1986

2006

84.0

36.5

29.9

Myanmar

2227

2007

95.0

14.7

9.7

Namibia

4529

2004

81.7

38.3

30.7

Philippines

3484

2007

81.0

36.6

29.5

St. Lucia

1072

2007

82.0

23.3

52.6

St. Vincent & the Grenadines

1188

2007

84.0

27.5

39.1

Seychelles

1154

2007

82.0

32.0

51.4

Sri Lanka

2504

2008

89.0

31.8

33.2

Tanzania (Dar Es Salaam)

1757

2006

87.0

23.7

29.0

Thailand

2675

2008

93.0

16.6

37.6

Tunisia

2549

2008

83.0

35.9

23.9

Uganda

1904

2003

68.4

39.3

27.4

Uruguay

2882

2006

71.2

16.6

49.6

Venezuela (Lara)

1970

2003

85.4

22.2

27.7

Zambia

1365

2004

70.5

51.5

32.6

Zimbabwe (Harare)

1450

2003

84.0

36.0

43.7