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Table 4

Duration of different activities of adults during the 24 h measurement period.

Number of adults (% of N) AM of duration in h (standard deviation) Median of duration in h
All adults (N = 1046) 
   24 h 1046 (100%) 24.6 ± 0.8 24.4
   At home 1046 (100%) 17.4 ± 4.1 16.6
   Sleep 1041 (99.5%) 8.4 ± 1.4 8.5
   At home excluding sleep 1046 (100%) 9.1 ± 3.9 8.3
   At home using TV, PC, etc.. 888 (84.9%) 3.9 ± 2.7 3.3
   On a train or metro 58 (5.5%) 1.7 ± 1.2 1.4
   In a car or a bus 802 (76.7%) 1.7 ± 1.5 1.3
   Cycling or walking 374 (35.8%) 1.3 ± 1.3 1.0
   Other activities 590 (56.4%) 1.9 ± 1.7 1.5
Adults workinga outside the home N = 612
   At work 612 (100%) 7.6 ± 2.5 7.9
   At work in a building 591 (96.6%) 7.2 ± 2.6 7.8
   At work using PC 292 (47.7%) 6.0 ± 2.7 7.0
   At work in a vehicle 46 (7.5%) 4.8 ± 3.1 3.6
   At work outside 32 (5.2%) 3.8 ± 2.9 2.8
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Work = the location where the adults spent most of their time outside the home, depending on their age (ex school, university, work).

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