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Table 1 Participant demographic descriptive statistics (n = 322)

From: The association between 24-hour activity, sedentary and sleep compositions and mental health in Australian adults: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Mean (SD) or n (%)

Median (IQR)

Age (y)

40.4 (5.9)

 

Sex

  

Male

135.0 (41.9%)

 

Female

187.0 (58.1%)

 

Marital status

  

Never

22.0 (6.8%)

 

Separated, divorced, widow

27.0 (8.4%)

 

Married or defacto

273.0 (84.8%)

 

Education level

  

Year 12 or lower

59.0 (18.3%)

 

Certificate III/IV, diploma, or advanced diploma

109.0 (33.9%)

 

Bachelor, postgraduate, or higher degree

154.0 (47.8%)

 

Income (AU$)

  

<$50,000

32.0 (9.9%)

 

$50,000-$99,999

96.0 (29.8%)

 

$100,000-$199,999

153.0 (47.5%)

 

≥ 200,000

41.0 (12.7%)

 

Smoking status

  

No

296.0 (91.9%)

 

Yes

26.0 (8.1%)

 

Body mass index, kg/m2

28.7 (6.2)

 

MVPA, mins/day

32.7 (22.0)

28.1 (15.6–46.6)

Light PA, mins/day

313.8 (67.6)

313.7 (265.0–359.6)

Sedentary, mins/day

609.0 (79.2)

608.8 (554.3–663.3)

Sleep, mins/day

485.8 (48.7)

481.5 (454.6–514.3)

DASS-21 Depression

5.6 (6.5)

 

DASS-21 Anxiety

3.6 (5.0)

 

DASS-21 Stress

9.8 (7.3)

 
  1. Abbreviations: DASS, depression anxiety stress scale; SB, sedentary behaviour; LPA, light physical activity; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Note: Activity variables are shown as arithmetic means, adjusted to a total of 1440 min (24-hour day). Adjusted geometric means Sleep = 490.8, SB = 613.2, LPA = 310.5, MVPA = 25.1. Activity composition range Sleep = 312.7–651.7, SB = 416.2–944.3, LPA = 121.4–488.1, MVPA = 0.53–113.8