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Table 1 Participant characteristics & comparisons of physical activity and sedentary time

From: Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in south Asian women: a cross-sectional study

   

Mean (SD)

Age (mean ± SD),yr

46.5 ± 14.3

  

Age categories, n(%)

 

Sedentary (mean min/day)*

LPA (mean min/day)*

MVPA (mean min/day)*

 18-64.9 yrs

106(75.7)

521.94(12.81)

282.30(107.21)a

39.63(2.87)a

 ≥65 yrs

34(24.3)

549.33(14.73)

259.71(103.05)

23.30(4.07)

Migration status**, n (%)

   

 Born within UK

33(23.60)

519.21(87.88)

316.45(106.68)b

37.72(21.40)

 Born in Bangladesh

49(35.01)

523.57(91.95)

288.95(113.83)

33.19(22.11)

 Born in Pakistan

58(42.43)

539.34(71.09)

253.42(95.09)

27.54(20.38)

Literacy level**, n (%)

   

 Self-reported fluency in English

97(69.30)

531.76(11.16)

271.92(108.23)

36.39(2.79)

 Self-reported non-fluency in English

43(30.70)

522.82(24.11)

274.50(105.13)

28.61(5.52)

BMI (mean ± SD), kg/m2

27.8 ± 5.5

  

BMI categories**, n (%)

   

 Underweight*** (<18.5)

1(.80)

445.82(45.51)c

272.04(102.45)c

43.30(13.32)c

 Normal weight*** (18.5-23)

12(8.60)

406.23(37.05)c

284.40(101.37)c

52.89(9.09)c

 Overweight*** (23.1-27.5)

24(17.10)

555.78(17.49)

285.37(119.09)

38.38(4.72)

 Obese*** (>27.5)

103(73.50)

533.67(11.50)

266.49(104.64)

31.90(2.95)

Waist circumference (mean ± SD), cm

91.6 ± 14.7

  

Waist category, n (%)

   

 Healthy (≤79.9 cm)

45(32.10)

504.21(38.11)

268.15(105.18)

42.23(9.69)

 Unhealthy (≥80 cm)

95(67.90)

533.03(10.38)

273.30(108.45)

33.95(2.55)

Body fat(mean ± SD)

41.7 ± 23.1

  

IMD Quintiles****, n (%)

   

1 (most deprived)

52(37.1)

525.71(17.34)

279.11(104.06)

33.20(3.7)

2

61(43.6)

523.11(14.33)

283.24(104.89)

36.45(3.8)

3

27(19.3)

561.60(24.27)

276.07(106.09)

32.16(2.7)

4

0(0)

  

5 (least deprived)

0(0)

  
  1. *log-transformed data, untransformed means included for all activity data for ease of understanding; **Controlling for age; ***BMI Categories as defined for South Asians by the WHO [9]; ****Based on Index of Multiple Deprivation ranks for Wales [37].
  2. asignificantly (p < 0.05) different from ≥65 yr age group; bsignificantly (p < .001) different from participants born in Bangladesh and Pakistan; csignificantly (p < .001) different from overweight and obese groups.