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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population, ActivE-Study, 2012–2014

From: Variability and reliability study of overall physical activity and activity intensity levels using 24 h-accelerometry-assessed data

 

Men (n = 25)

Women (n = 25)

Total (n = 50)

Test for sexa

Characteristics of study population

   

p

 Age, years, mean (SD)

49.9 (13.7)

40.0 (14.6)

45.0 (14.9)

0.02

 Height, cm, mean (SD)

181.0 (6.0)

167.5 (6.5)

174.3 (9.2)

<.0001

 Body weight, kg, mean (SD)

87.8 (12.1)

72.5 (12.7)

80.2 (14.5)

<.0001

 BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)

26.8 (3.5)

25.9 (4.6)

26.4 (4.1)

0.42

Occupation, %

   

0.04

 Full time

56

56

56

 

 Part time

8

32

20

 

 Unemployed

36

12

24

 

Diabetes mellitus, %

0

0

0

Hypertension, %

16

4

10

0.34

Coronary artery disease, %

4

0

2

1.00

Cancer, %

4

0

2

1.00

Overall PA, cpm, GM (95% CI)b

426.8 (382.8, 475.8)

447.4 (401.3, 498.8)

437.0 (404.8, 471.6)

0.54

Time in inactivity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b

1196.3 (1172.3, 1220.7)

1177.5 (1153.9, 1201.5)

1186.8 (1169.9, 1204.0)

0.27

Time in low intensity activity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b

118.6 (107.0, 131.3)

136.4 (123.1, 151.0)

127.1 (118.1, 136.9)

0.06

Time in moderate activity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b

93.3 (84.5, 102.9)

98.2 (89.0, 108.4)

95.7 (89.3, 102.6)

0.46

Time in vigorous activity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b

14.7 (11.8, 18.4)

14.1 (11.3, 17.5)

14.4 (12.3, 16.8)

0.76

Time in very vigorous activity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b

4.0 (2.9, 5.6)

3.6 (2.6, 5.0)

3.8 (3.1, 4.8)

0.62

Average NWT per participant (over 11 days), min, median (IQR)c

254.5 (124.0, 392.0)

205.0 (115.0, 270,0)

215.0 (120.0, 338.0)

0.23

Number of NWT periods per participant (in 11 days), median (IQR)c

8.0 (6.5, 11.5)

10.0 (7.0, 12.0)

9.0 (7.0, 12.0)

0.53

NWT per day, min, median (IQR)c

15.0 (0.0, 30.0)

13.0 (4.0, 23.0)

13.0 (0.0, 25.0)

0.90

Number of NWT periods per day, median (IQR)c

1.0 (0.0, 1.0)

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

1.0 (0.0, 1.0)

0.22

  1. BMI body-mass index, cpm counts per minute, GM geometric mean, IQR interquartile range, NWT non-wear time, PA physical activity, SD standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. acontinuous variables, normally distributed: t-test; continuous variables, not normally distributed: Mann-Whitney U test; categorical variables: Chi-Square test/Fisher’s exact test
  3. banalyses were performed using log-transformed physical activity data
  4. cderived from participants’ activity diaries