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Table 7 Physical activity monitor measures by BMI group and participation in manual labor (women)

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

# Individuals with Valid Data

394

375

327

317

512

496

403

376

679

668

Mean Wear Time (hr/d)

15.1 ± 1.2

15.3 ± 1.7

15.2 ± 1.3

15.2 ± 1.8

15.4 ± 1.2

15.5 ± 1.6

14.9 ± 1.3

14.7 ± 1.8

15.5 ± 1.1

15.7 ± 1.5

Mean Activity Counts (ct/min)

179.5 ± 81.2

158.8 ± 79.0

168.8 ± 77.4

156.0 ± 86.5

148.0 ± 72.0

138.4 ± 76.9

156.6 ± 75.9

137.5 ± 85.8

167.2 ± 77.7

156.3 ± 77.7

Moderate (min/d in 1-min bouts)

24.7 ± 17.4

19.0 ± 17.6

23.0 ± 17.9

18.7 ± 19.9

18.8 ± 17.2

16.0 ± 18.5

19.9 ± 16.4

13.5 ± 17.8

22.9 ± 18.2

20.1 ± 19.0

Vigorous (min/d in 1-min bouts)

1.2 ± 2.9

0.9 ± 2.8

0.7 ± 1.8

0.6 ± 2.6

0.7 ± 2.5

0.6 ± 3.5

1.1 ± 2.9

1.0 ± 4.6

0.7 ± 2.1

0.5 ± 2.0

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

25.9 ± 18.6

19.9 ± 18.9

23.6 ± 18.4

19.3 ± 20.9

19.5 ± 18.0

16.6 ± 19.3

21.0 ± 17.4

14.5 ± 19.6

23.5 ± 19.1

20.6 ± 19.7

Sedentary (min/d in 1-min bouts)

201.0 ± 48.6

209.6 ± 54.0

201.0 ± 43.8

203.3 ± 50.3

205.7 ± 49.0

209.8 ± 57.4

199.7 ± 47.5

202.3 ± 55.9

205.9 ± 45.5

211.6 ± 53.1

Moderate (min/d in 10-min bouts)

10.1 ± 11.6

7.1 ± 11.5

9.3 ± 11.7

6.7 ± 12.5

8.0 ± 12.6

6.2 ± 13.0

7.8 ± 11.1

4.6 ± 11.9

9.7 ± 12.7

7.8 ± 12.8

Vigorous (min/d in 10-min bouts)

0.4 ± 1.9

0.3 ± 1.9

0.2 ± 1.2

0.2 ± 1.8

0.3 ± 1.8

0.3 ± 3.4

0.5 ± 2.2

0.5 ± 4.3

0.2 ± 1.2

0.1 ± 1.2

MVPA (min/d in 10-min bouts)

11.5 ± 13.3

8.0 ± 13.2

10.1 ± 12.4

7.4 ± 13.8

8.8 ± 13.5

6.9 ± 14.0

9.2 ± 12.4

5.7 ± 13.8

10.5 ± 13.7

8.3 ± 13.9

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

51.4 ± 36.4

56.6 ± 43.6

47.1 ± 31.4

51.3 ± 42.6

49.6 ± 35.3

54.4 ± 47.3

49.0 ± 34.7

54.2 ± 45.4

50.0 ± 33.9

53.7 ± 44.9