The association between accelerometer-measured patterns of sedentary time and health risk in children and youth: results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

Table 2 Descriptive sedentary time results (mean ± standard deviation), by age, sex and obesity status

	Sedentary time (min/d)	Sedentary time on weekdays after 3 pm (min/d)	Sedentary time on weekends (min/d)	Breaks in sedentary time per day (number/d)
Boys	507.5 ± 90.8	265.5 ± 65.8 ^*	490.9 ± 114.5	81.2 ± 11.6 ^*
Age
6 to 10 years	445.5 ± 79.5	212.8 ± 52.0	440.5 ± 101.1	84.4 ± 10.3^*
11 to 14 years	524.1 ± 76.9^**	273.9 ± 58.0^**	503.2 ± 103.3^**	79.2 ± 11.2^,*
15 to 19 years	553.9 ± 77.0^,*	310.7 ± 44.7^,*	533.8 ± 126.4^**	80.1 ± 13.6^**
BMI
Not overweight or obese	499.9 ± 88.4	259.4 ± 63.7	483.7 ± 115.0	81.2 ± 11.3
Overweight or obese	527.8 ± 94.6	281.7 ± 69.2^***	509.7 ± 220.0	81.1 ± 12.6
Girls	523.8 ± 91.6	277.1 ± 67.5	493.6 ± 106.7	85.4 ± 11.7
Age
6 to 10 years	446.1 ± 72.9	215.4 ± 52.1	428.7 ± 96.0	89.6 ± 10.4
11 to 14 years	526.8 ± 63.5^**	275.0 ± 49.3^**	503.2 ± 87.5^**	84.7 ± 10.5^**
15 to 19 years	582.1 ± 81.4^**	326.3 ± 47.5^**	538.4 ± 106.1^**	82.6 ± 13.6^**
BMI
Not overweight or obese	523.5 ± 91.3	277.1 ± 68.3	495.4 ± 107.2	85.2 ± 11.5
Overweight or obese	524.6 ± 93.1	277.0 ± 64.2	487.1 ± 105.0	86.2 ± 12.5

^* significantly different to estimate for girls (p < .05).
^** significantly different to estimate for 6–10 year olds of same sex (p < .05).
^*** significantly different to estimate for not overweight or obese (p < .05).
BMI, body mass index.

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