Table 1 Differences in sitting, standing, stepping, daily steps, and bouts of sitting, standing, stepping from different durations (n = 10)

During overall waking-time

Sitting-time (hour day⁻¹)

9.55, 1.80

11.40, 1.48

−1.85, 1.25

0.001

Standing-time (hour day⁻¹)

5.16, 1.82

4.39, 1.40

0.77, 0.99

0.036

Stepping-time (hour day⁻¹)

2.33, 0.37

1.24, 0.29

1.09, 0.41

<0.001

Sit/stand transitions (number day⁻¹)

56.90, 9.06

53.60, 11.00

3.28, 7.84

0.218

Steps (number day⁻¹)

12,076, 1934

5712, 1335

6363, 1953

<0.001

Sitting ≤ 4 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

31.20, 8.74

26.40, 10.80

4.83, 9.68

0.149

Sitting 5–9 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

9.60, 2.67

7.92, 2.46

1.68, 2.79

0.088

Sitting 10–19 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

9.58, 3.07

7.62, 1.00

1.96, 3.00

0.069

Sitting 20–29 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

4.31, 1.55

3.81, 1.24

0.50, 1.50

0.320

Sitting 30–59 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

4.09, 1.86

3.95, 1.03

0.14, 1.78

0.805

Sitting ≥ 60 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

3.13, 1.46

3.33, 1.36

−0.21, 1.03

0.542

Standing ≤ 4 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

491.00, 88.50

365.00, 78.50

125.00, 104.00

0.004

Standing 5–9 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

5.56, 2.92

5.55, 2.44

0.01, 2.51

0.995

Standing 10–19 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

1.29, 0.84

1.49, 1.37

−0.21 , 0.89

0.480

Standing ≥ 20 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

1.70, 2.12

2.10, 3.96

−0.40, 3.78

0.745

Stepping ≤ 4 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)

19.10, 6.67

3.00, 2.71

16.10, 6.95

<0.001

Stepping 5–9 minute bouts (number day⁻¹)^a

2.94, 1.03

0.46, 0.42

2.48, 1.07

<0.001

Actigraph breaks (100 counts min⁻¹ threshold, number day⁻¹)

506.00, 106.00

477.00, 128.00

29.10, 7.50

0.085