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Table 3 Physical activity (accelerometry) for the week and weekend, by site (total)

From: Comparisons of intensity-duration patterns of physical activity in the US, Jamaica and 3 African countries

 

Ghana

South Africa

Jamaica

Seychelles

USA

 

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

# Individuals with Valid Data

451

443

493

493

445

435

444

402

466

450

Mean Wear Time (hr/d)

15.4 ± 0.8

15.9 ± 1.2

16.1 ± 0.9

16.0 ± 1.1

15.3 ± 1.0

15.5 ± 1.6

14.1 ± 1.4

14.0 ± 1.9

15.3 ± 1.0

15.3 ± 1.6

Mean Activity Counts (ct/min)

215.6 ± 86.6

208.1 ± 102.8

196.9 ± 130.3

199.0 ± 144.2

171.4 ± 88.7

154.3 ± 99.4

220.4 ± 111.8

180.6 ± 114.9

179.4 ± 128.9

158.3 ± 125.0

Moderate (min/d in 1-min bouts)

33.4 ± 22.0

32.6 ± 26.5

33.3 ± 27.1

33.1 ± 28.5

24.3 ± 19.7

20.1 ± 21.4

29.4 ± 19.9

18.9 ± 19.5

22.6 ± 26.9

18.3 ± 25.7

Vigorous (min/d in 1-min bouts)

1.3 ± 2.9

1.6 ± 4.2

4.8 ± 11.5

3.9 ± 14.8

1.7 ± 4.6

1.4 ± 4.8

3.1 ± 6.3

2.1 ± 7.4

3.1 ± 8.7

2.6 ± 8.7

MVPA* (min/d in 1-min bouts)

34.7 ± 23.4

34.2 ± 28.8

38.1 ± 33.8

37.0 ± 34.8

26.0 ± 21.7

21.4 ± 23.8

32.5 ± 23.2

21.0 ± 23.4

25.8 ± 31.9

20.9 ± 30.6

Sedentary (min/d in 1-min bouts)

193.7 ± 42.5

202.0 ± 49.2

213.7 ± 47.6

216.7 ± 52.7

217.8 ± 51.6

224.3 ± 62.7

192.2 ± 52.0

194.7 ± 58.6

208.3 ± 47.9

201.8 ± 54.1

Moderate (min/d in 10-min bouts)

13.9 ± 14.4

12.5 ± 16.8

15.9 ± 19.5

13.2 ± 18.0

8.8 ± 12.1

6.6 ± 13.5

11.1 ± 12.3

6.8 ± 12.4

10.2 ± 20.4

8.1 ± 19.3

Vigorous (min/d in 10-min bouts)

0.5 ± 1.9

0.4 ± 2.0

2.7 ± 9.6

1.8 ± 13.5

0.7 ± 3.4

0.4 ± 3.3

1.2 ± 4.1

1.0 ± 5.9

1.7 ± 7.0

1.5 ± 7.5

MVPA (min/d in 10-min bouts)

15.4 ± 15.7

14.6 ± 20.2

21.6 ± 26.8

17.5 ± 25.5

10.8 ± 14.4

8.3 ± 16.8

14.9 ± 16.0

9.6 ± 17.7

14.1 ± 26.9

11.2 ± 25.2

Sedentary (min/d in 10-min bouts)

45.6 ± 34.3

48.4 ± 42.7

54.5 ± 37.2

53.3 ± 43.3

60.9 ± 43.9

68.5 ± 57.6

55.8 ± 43.8

58.9 ± 49.5

48.5 ± 33.9

45.0 ± 37.7