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Table 2 Health and dietary characteristics according to weekday sitting timea, in ORISCAV-LUX participants (N = 1331)

From: Physical activity, sedentary behavior time and lipid levels in the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg study

 

Physical activity statusa

  

Characterstic

Sedentary n = 150

Low (>0-0.5 hours/day) n = 393

Medium (>0.5-2 hours/day) n = 394

High (>2 hours/day) n = 394

Partial eta squared

p (linear)b

 

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

  

Age (years)

47.2

12.9

43.5

13.5

43.9

12.8

44.7

12.9

0.007

0.064

BMI (kg/m2)

28.2

6.1

26.3

5.0

26.0

4.7

26.6

4.7

0.017

0.001

Waist circmference (cm)

95.6

15.9

89.1

14.0

87.9

12.9

89.2

13.1

0.026

<0.001

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

134.4

18.8

128.5

17.8

128.4

16.7

130.6

18.3

0.011

0.028

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

85.7

11.2

81.8

11.0

81.6

10.6

82.5

11.6

0.013

0.003

Lipid biomarkers

          

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

208.8

44.1

201.1

40.7

201.9

42.2

199.4

37.7

0.004

0.023

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

57.1

16.8

62.7

18.4

63.5

16.9

60.2

15.1

0.015

0.047

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

131.9

39.1

122.1

35.4

123.4

35.3

124.1

32.9

0.007

0.034

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

134.4

86.6

120.8

115.7

109.5

92.6

109.3

73.2

0.008

0.002

Dietary factors

          

Total energy intake (kCal)

2366

973

2311

865

2443

960

2530

948

0.009

0.024

Carbohydrate, (% E)

42.4

7.6

42.1

7.4

42.0

7.3

43.4

7.6

0.006

0.22

Protein (% E)

16.3

3.6

16.0

3.2

16.0

3.1

15.8

3.2

0.002

0.11

Total fat (% E)

37.2

7.2

38.9

6.9

39.1

6.8

37.9

7.4

0.008

0.29

Saturated fat (% E)

12.9

3.0

13.6

2.8

13.6

2.8

13.0

2.9

0.013

0.83

Alcohol (ml/day)

11.4

13.4

9.1

12.2

8.0

10.1

7.8

10.7

0.010

0.001

  1. aSedentary time: reported undertaking no moderate or intense physical activity on any day of the preceding week; low, medium and high groups: tertiles according to total moderate plus intense physical activity (hours per day)
  2. bANOVA for continuous variables