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Table 4 Physical activity monitor measures by site (men)

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

 

182

179

229

229

216

211

211

191

228

225

Mean Wear Time (hr/d)

15.4 ± 0.8

16.0 ± 1.0

16.2 ± 0.8

16.0 ± 1.1

15.2 ± 1.0

15.6 ± 1.6

14.1 ± 1.3

14.1 ± 1.8

15.3 ± 0.9

15.4 ± 1.6

Mean Activity Counts (ct/min)

252.5 ± 92.1

247.9 ± 122.5

260.5 ± 154.0

261.8 ± 176.2

192.8 ± 102.2

172.3 ± 120.4

256.2 ± 129.0

215.0 ± 140.3

215.2 ± 156.2

186.2 ± 142.3

Moderate (min/d in 1-min bouts)

44.2 ± 23.1

44.6 ± 30.7

47.4 ± 30.1

46.5 ± 31.2

28.3 ± 22.0

24.7 ± 24.8

33.4 ± 22.4

25.5 ± 22.7

30.4 ± 31.5

24.9 ± 29.4

Vigorous (min/d in 1-min bouts)

2.7 ± 4.1

3.3 ± 5.9

9.2 ± 15.6

7.8 ± 20.9

2.9 ± 5.9

2.4 ± 6.5

5.3 ± 8.2

3.9 ± 10.3

5.1 ± 11.7

3.6 ± 10.6

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

46.9 ± 24.8

47.9 ± 34.0

56.6 ± 38.2

54.3 ± 39.8

31.1 ± 24.7

27.1 ± 28.0

38.8 ± 27.0

29.4 ± 28.1

35.5 ± 38.4

28.5 ± 35.5

Sedentary (min/d in 1-min bouts)

197.9 ± 46.1

201.1 ± 51.7

207.6 ± 48.7

209.0 ± 53.4

227.6 ± 54.4

229.7 ± 68.7

197.9 ± 53.8

198.3 ± 62.3

207.5 ± 47.8

203.0 ± 50.4

Moderate (min/d in 10-min bouts)

18.9 ± 16.1

17.2 ± 19.7

23.1 ± 23.9

18.3 ± 21.4

9.8 ± 14.3

7.9 ± 16.0

11.2 ± 13.1

9.3 ± 15.0

14.7 ± 24.2

12.5 ± 22.9

Vigorous (min/d in 10-min bouts)

1.1 ± 2.8

0.9 ± 2.9

5.3 ± 13.5

3.6 ± 19.7

1.2 ± 4.4

0.8 ± 4.6

2.2 ± 5.5

1.9 ± 8.4

2.8 ± 9.7

2.0 ± 8.9

MVPA (min/d in 10-min bouts)

22.1 ± 17.9

21.9 ± 25.1

34.4 ± 32.5

26.7 ± 31.9

13.3 ± 17.4

11.0 ± 20.7

17.7 ± 18.5

14.4 ± 22.5

21.0 ± 33.2

16.9 ± 30.4

Sedentary (min/d in 10-min bouts)

51.1 ± 42.4

47.8 ± 44.2

50.8 ± 36.7

45.5 ± 39.5

70.9 ± 48.8

74.9 ± 65.5

62.3 ± 49.2

63.5 ± 51.8

49.9 ± 34.6

44.9 ± 35.3