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Table 1 Results of Wilcoxon signed-rank test for differences in the self-reported actual and the desired proportion and minutes per workday of sitting, standing, walking and physically demanding tasks in desk-based workers

From: Self-reported actual and desired proportion of sitting, standing, walking and physically demanding tasks of office employees in the workplace setting: do they fit together?

 

All (n = 614)

Men (n = 327)

Women (n = 287)

Actual

Desired

Actual

Desired

Actual

Desired

Proportion of workday sitting in % (SD)

73.0 (21.7)

53.8 (23.6)***

73.6 (20.1)

55.3 (21.6)***

72.4 (23.5)

52.0 (25.6)***

Proportion of workday standing in % (SD)

10.2 (12.4)

15.8 (13.7)***

10.4 (11.8)

15.7 (12.2)***

10.0 (13.1)

15.9 (25.6) ***

Proportion of workday walking in % (SD)

12.9 (10.9)

22.8 (17.5)***

12.5 (9.9)

21.9 (16.4)***

13.2 (11.9)

23.8 (18.6)***

Proportion of workday physically demanding tasks in % (SD)

3.9 (8.2)

7.7 (12.7)***

3.5 (7.6)

7.1 (10.4)***

4.4 (8.9)

8.4 (14.9)***

Min/workday of sitting (SD)

321.5 (152.5)

238.1 (139.7)***

339.1 (146.3)

255.4 (133.1)***

301.5 (157.1)

218.4 (144.5)***

Min/workday of standing (SD)

44.0 (56.6)

69.5 (68.4)***

47.7 (55.7)

74.7 (66.9)***

39.7 (57.5)

63.4 (69.8)***

Min/workday of walking (SD)

55.0 (51.8)

96.9 (85.5)***

58.1 (52.2)

101.2 (86.7)***

51.4 (51.3)

92.1 (83.9)***

Min/workday of physically demanding tasks (SD)

17.0 (37.5)

33.0 (59.5)***

17.5 (41.3)

31.1 (46.8)***

16.5 (32.6)

35.2 (71.3)***

  1. *** p < 0.001