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Table 2 Average accelerometer-assessed sedentary time and percentage of wear time spent sedentary by day of the week and time of the day

From: The role of socio-demographic factors and physical functioning in the intra- and interpersonal variability of older adults’ sedentary time: an observational two-country study

Day of the week

Time of the day

ALECS & BEPAS

ALECS

BEPAS

ST (min/h)

% of WT

ST (min/h)

% of WT

ST (min/h)

% of WT

Weekday

 6:00 am – 8:59 am

17.7 (13.0)

42.7

17.7 (12.3)

42.2

17.8 (13.9)

43.5

 9:00 am – 11:59 am

24.4 (11.7)

42.2

26.9 (11.7)

46.5

21.7 (11.0)

37.8

 12:00 pm – 2:59 pm

30.00 (11.4)

50.8

30.9 (11.5)

52.8

29.0 (11.2)

48.6

 3:00 pm – 5:59 pm

28.8 (11.9)

49.2

29.4 (11.9)

51.2

28.2 (11.8)

47.2

 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

30.00 (13.75)

57.7

26.2 (14.8)

56.6

33.9 (11.3)

58.7

Weekend day

 6:00 am – 8:59 am

17.0 (12.4)

42.1

17.1 (11.9)

42.3

16.9 (13.1)

41.8

 9:00 am – 11:59 am

24.6 (11.3)

43.0

26.2 (11.3)

45.9

22.8 (11.0)

39.8

 12:00 pm – 2:59 pm

30.1 (11.7)

50.8

31.3 (11.9)

53.2

28.9 (11.2)

48.4

 3:00 pm – 5:59 pm

29.4 (12.1)

50.3

30.2 (12.3)

52.7

28.6 (11.8)

48.0

 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

30.6 (13.1)

58.1

27.2 (14.1)

57.1

34.1 (10.9)

58.7

  1. ALECS Active Lifestyle and the Environment in Chinese Seniors study, BEPAS Belgian Environmental Physical Activity Study on Seniors study, ST sedentary time, WT wear time