Table 3 Descriptive statistics for the activPAL variables measured throughout waking hours on weekdays

Wear time (min/day)

836.3

843.8

830.9

835.4

−3.7

−8.4

(88.5)

(47.8)

(78.6)

(64.2)

(121.6)

(62.3)

Time spent sitting (mins/day)

520.1

514

504.4

472.0

−15.2

−42.0

(83.6)

(61.5)

(94.0)

(73.5)

(107.5)

(76.6)

Time spent standing (mins/day)

179.9

195.4

176.5

197.1

−3.0

1.6

(58.6)

(38.7)

(45.7)

(49.4)

(50.2)

(52.0)

Time spent stepping (min/day)

136.3

134.4

150.0

166.4

14.4

32.0

(44.9)

(30.4)

(42.1)

(41.9)

(44.8)

(41.1)

Percentage of wear time spent sitting (%)

62.4

60.9

60.5

56.5

−2.0

−4.3

(8.8)

(5.9)

(8.6)

(8.2)

(8.7)

(8.6)

Percentage of wear time spent standing (%)

21.4

23.2

21.5

23.6

0.1

0.4

(6.3)

(4.5)

(6.1)

(5.7)

(5.9)

(5.8)

Percentage of wear time spent stepping (%)

16.2

15.9

18.1

19.9

1.9

3.9

(4.7)

(3.5)

(4.8)

(4.6)

(4.6)

(4.6)

Number of sit to stand transitions

102.5

106.4

104.1

106.2

1.6

0.2

(28.7)

(23.6)

(26.5)

(21.4)

(25.0)

(20.5)

Number of days worn

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.5

−0.5

0.0

(1.3)

(0.9)

(1.2)

(1.4)

(1.4)

(1.8)