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Table 6 Physical activity monitor measures by BMI group and participation in manual labor (men)

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

 

BMI < 25

BMI: 25–29.99

BMI > =30

No manual labor

Manual labor

 

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

Weekday

Weekend

Mean Wear Time (hr/d)

15.3 ± 1.1

15.6 ± 1.5

15.1 ± 1.3

15.2 ± 1.8

15.0 ± 1.3

15.1 ± 1.9

15.0 ± 1.2

15.3 ± 1.8

15.4 ± 1.2

15.5 ± 1.5

Mean Activity Counts (ct/min)

250.1 ± 139.5

232.0 ± 145.2

222.0 ± 128.0

207.4 ± 164.4

196.4 ± 106.7

167.0 ± 110.0

209.3 ± 105.6

187.4 ± 111.5

249.1 ± 143.2

232.7 ± 154.8

Moderate (min/d in 1-min bouts)

40.7 ± 28.4

38.0 ± 30.6

32.7 ± 25.7

28.7 ± 28.5

26.9 ± 22.7

21.1 ± 23.3

30.8 ± 23.4

27.0 ± 27.2

39.9 ± 28.7

37.2 ± 30.5

Vigorous (min/d in 1-min bouts)

6.1 ± 11.0

4.9 ± 10.0

4.5 ± 11.2

4.5 ± 19.9

2.8 ± 6.1

1.6 ± 4.9

3.5 ± 5.8

2.7 ± 5.6

6.0 ± 12.1

4.9 ± 14.5

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

46.7 ± 34.5

42.9 ± 36.0

37.2 ± 30.1

33.1 ± 36.5

29.6 ± 25.6

22.7 ± 25.3

34.3 ± 26.1

29.7 ± 30.0

45.9 ± 35.2

42.1 ± 37.0

Sedentary (min/d in 1-min bouts)

207.6 ± 51.3

209.5 ± 58.0

211.0 ± 50.9

209.2 ± 57.8

205.1 ± 52.5

204.0 ± 62.5

207.8 ± 50.8

212.0 ± 60.5

207.1 ± 51.9

206.7 ± 58.3

Moderate (min/d in 10-min bouts)

17.6 ± 20.8

14.5 ± 19.7

13.6 ± 18.9

13.2 ± 22.1

10.4 ± 15.7

7.2 ± 15.2

11.8 ± 16.1

9.7 ± 17.6

17.7 ± 21.0

15.1 ± 21.0

Vigorous (min/d in 10-min bouts)

3.0 ± 8.8

1.9 ± 7.2

2.5 ± 9.6

2.7 ± 19.4

1.4 ± 4.5

0.7 ± 3.2

1.5 ± 4.0

1.0 ± 3.5

3.1 ± 10.0

2.2 ± 13.1

MVPA (min/d in 10-min bouts)

25.1 ± 28.3

20.4 ± 26.9

19.1 ± 24.0

18.5 ± 31.9

13.7 ± 19.3

9.5 ± 18.1

16.1 ± 19.1

13.3 ± 21.2

25.0 ± 28.9

21.0 ± 29.4

Sedentary Act (min/d in 10-min bouts)

57.6 ± 44.6

55.4 ± 51.6

56.3 ± 40.7

54.9 ± 43.8

55.8 ± 42.5

54.2 ± 50.2

57.8 ± 41.7

59.1 ± 51.0

55.3 ± 43.5

52.6 ± 49.5