Table 1 Distributional characteristics of the recorded exposure variables from WorkPaceRecorder among men and women
Exposure variablesFemale (n = 78 171–78 177)Male (n = 27 669–27 671)
Mean (SD)MinMaxMean (SD)MinMax
Computer use in hours per week9.2 (6.2)057.89.2 (6.5)063.9
Mouse usage in hours per week6.1 (4.9)042.65.8 (4.8)045.7
Keyboard usage in hours per week1.3 (1.3)015.61.3 (1.5)021
Mouse clicks (per 25 clicks per minute)1.0 (0.3)0.13.80.9 (0.3)0.13.5
Keystrokes (per 100 per minute)1.5 (0.2)0.64.61.4 (0.2)0.64.1
Average period of active mouse use (per 10 min)0.3 (0.2)06.10.2 (0.2)06.2
Average period of active mouse breaks (per minute)0.7 (0.3)03.40.8 (0.3)03.3
Average period of active keyboard use (per 2 min)0.1 (0.1)04.20.1 (0.1)02.3
Average period of active keyboard breaks (per minute)0.6 (0.5)05.30.6 (0.4)04.2