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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Volume, patterns, and types of sedentary behavior and cardio-metabolic health in children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total (N = 2527)

Age (years)

13 (10-16)

Gender (%)

 

   Male

50.8

   Female

49.2

Race (%)

 

   Non-Hispanic white

38.3

   Non-Hispanic black

24.4

   Hispanic

32.7

   Other

4.6

Accelerometer-derived variables

 

   Total wear time (minutes/day)

834 (779-894)

   Sedentary behavior (% of total time)

50.8 (42.1-58.9)

   Bouts of sedentary behavior (% of total time)

24.5 (14.4-36.1)

   Breaks in bouts of sedentary behavior (% of bouts)

13.5 (12.1-15.3)

   MVPA (% of total time)

4.1 (1.6-8.5)

   Low intensity activity (% of total time)

43.8 (38.0-49.6)

Questionnaire-derived variables

 

   TV (hours/day)

2.0 (1.0-3.0)

   Computer (hours/day)

0.5 (0.0-1.0)

Cardio-metabolic risk score components

 

   Waist circumference (cm)

72.9 (64.5-82.7)

   Systolic blood pressure (mmHg, N = 2265)

107 (100-114)

   Non-HDL (mmol/l)

2.7 (2.3-3.2)

   C - reactive protein (mmol/l)

0.002 (0.001-0.007)

  1. Data presented as median (inter-quartile range) or %. MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity; Non-HDL = non-HDL cholesterol