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Table 1 Employer and participant characteristics

From: Feasibility and acceptability of reducing workplace sitting time: a qualitative study with Australian office workers

Organisation and size

Industry

n

Gender (% women)

Age median (min-max)

% Managers

Occupational sitting time (hr) Median (min-max)a

Organisation 1 250– < 500 employees

Not for profit charity

7

71 %

36 (23–52)

43 %

7.2 (4.2–8.0)

Organisation 2 > 30,000 employees

Retail

9

44 %

43 (25–62)

44 %

8.1 (6.4–9.5)

Organisation 3 < 50 employees

Information Technology

4

25 %

29 (27–32)

75 %

6.6 (4.0–8.8)

Total

 

20

50 %

36 (23–62)

50 %

7.2 (4.0–9.5)

  1. aCalculated from the OSPAQ based on reported hours/days worked in the past seven days