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Table 3 Physical activity among rural and urban women in Narok County, Kenya

From: Body composition, water turnover and physical activity among women in Narok County, Kenya

PA

Population mean SD n (22)

Rural n (8)

Urban n (14)

VM counts/day

783766 ± 261001

859733 ± 319404

740356 ± 222551

Sedentary∞

359 ± 120

352 ± 89.5

364 ± 137.3

Light∞

388 ± 87

377 ± 78.6

394 ± 92.9

Moderate∞

71 ± 45

80 ± 50.2

65.6 ± 42.6

Vigorous∞

0.18 ± 0.34

0.32 ± 0.48

0.10 ± 0.20

Total wear time∞

802 ± 118

800 ± 93.1

803.4 ± 133.9

Activity levels

Population (%)

Rural (%)

Urban (%)

Sedentary∞

44.5

42.5

44.3

Light∞

48.7

46.9

47.7

Moderate∞

8.8

10.5

7.9

Vigorous∞

0.02

.03

.02

  1. VM- vector magnitude, ∞ time in minutes based on cut-off points by Troiano et al. [22].