Table 1 Questionnaire survey and accelerometer substudy participant comparisons
CharacteristicQuestionnaire survey (n = 349)Accelerometer substudy (n = 20)
Age, years, mean (SD)39.9 (10.3)39.1 (9.7)
Sex, female/male, n (%)204 (61.6) / 127 (38.3)12 (60.0) / 8 (40.0)
Job role, GP/GPST, n (%)259 (74.2) / 90 (25.8)16 (80.0) / 4 (20.0)
GP clinical sessions per week, mean (SD)6.09 (1.75)6.65 (1.53)
Access to active workstation, no/yes, n (%)302 (94.4) / 18 (5.6)16 (80.0) / 4 (20.0)
Average self-reported workday sedentary time, hours, mean (SD)10.33 (2.97)9.80 (3.19)
Average self-reported non-workday sedentary time, hours, mean (SD)4.78 (3.02)4.38 (2.65)
  • GPST = general practice specialty trainees. SD = standard deviation.

  • This data represents staff working in primary care only. Some responders to the questionnaire survey (n = 349) did not answer the questions on sex and access to active workstation.