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Table 2 Physical Activity Monitor Measures by Gender-Race/Ethnic Groups (mean, SE)* - NHANES 2003-2006, ages 20-65 y (n = 3,370)

From: Assessing Physical Activity and its Relationship to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: NHANES 2003-2006

Variable

Male

Female

 

White

(N = 926)

Black

(N = 386)

Mexican American

(N = 463)

Total

(N = 1775)

White

(N = 837)

Black

(375)

Mexican American

(N = 383)

Total

(N = 1595)

 

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean Counts per min

383.6

5.0

374.4

8.7

466.4

9.7

392.7

4.3

324.7

4.1

297.9

6.6

328.1

5.6

321.0

3.5

Mean Wear Time (hr/d)

14.6

0.1

14.9

0.1

14.3

0.1

14.6

0.1

14.2

0.1

14.3

0.1

14.0

0.1

14.2

0.1

Mod Activity (min/d in 1-min bouts)

33.2

0.9

31.8

1.4

40.9

1.5

34.1

0.8

20.3

0.7

18.0

1.3

18.7

0.9

19.9

0.7

Vig Activity (min/d in 1-min bouts)

1.5

0.2

1.5

0.3

1.3

0.3

1.5

0.1

1.3

0.1

0.6

0.1

0.4

0.1

1.1

0.1

Mod & Vig (min/d in 1-min bouts)

34.7

0.9

33.4

1.4

42.1

1.5

35.6

0.8

21.6

0.8

18.5

1.3

19.1

0.9

21.0

0.7

Mod Activity (min/d in 10-min bouts)

7.0

0.5

7.5

0.8

8.9

0.6

7.4

0.4

5.3

0.5

4.7

0.8

4.5

0.4

5.2

0.4

Vig Activity (min/d in 10-min bouts)

0.8

0.2

0.7

0.3

0.6

0.2

0.8

0.1

1.0

0.1

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.04

0.8

0.1

Mod & Vig (min/d in 10-min bouts)

8.7

0.6

9.2

0.9

10.3

0.6

9.1

0.5

6.9

0.6

5.3

0.9

5.0

0.4

6.6

0.5

  1. *Age-adjusted by year 2000 US population
  2. Abbreviations: Mod, moderate; Vig, vigorous