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Table 4 Overall, nursery and non-nursery day accelerometer sedentary time and physical activity overall and by gender

From: Association of diet in nurseries and physical activity with zBMI in 2–4-year olds in England: a cross-sectional study

 

Counts per minute

Minutes spent in physical activity, mean (SD)

Proportion of time spent in physical activity, mean (SD)

Sedentary

LPA

MVPA

Active time

Sedentary

LPA

MVPA

Active time

Overall

 Overall (n = 114)

567.30 (130.17)

494.75 (52.50)

121.32 (25.54)

22.23 (9.32)

143.55 (32.43)

77.47 (4.89)

19.02 (3.79)

3.50 (1.47)

22.52 (4.89)

 Girls (n = 54)

543.04 (122.11)

500.03 (44.14)

117.49 (26.17)

20.27 (7.73)

137.76 (31.67)

78.35 (4.84)

18.45 (3.94)

3.20 (1.26)

21.65 (4.84)

 Boys (n = 60)

589.14 (134.29)

490.00 (59.00)

124.77 (24.67)

24.00 (10.29)

148.77 (32.47)

76.69 (4.85)

19.54 (3.60)

3.77 (1.61)

23.31 (4.85)

Nursery day

 Overall (n = 113)

564.50 (160.25)

504.56 (63.32)

124.50 (33.36)

22.54 (12.16)

147.04 (43.17)

77.47 (6.09)

19.08 (4.64)

3.45 (1.80)

22.53 (6.09)

 Girls (n = 53)

535.98 (132.41)

512.28 (50.13)

118.82 (28.43)

20.04 (8.54)

138.85 (35.07)

78.64 (5.18)

18.27 (4.14)

3.09 (1.33)

21.36 (5.18)

 Boys (n = 60)

589.70 (178.67)

497.75 (72.78)

129.52 (36.69)

24.74 (14.34)

154.26 (48.37)

76.42 (6.66)

19.80 (4.97)

3.77 (2.09)

23.58 (6.66)

Non-nursery day

 Overall (n = 104)

566.21 (146.92)

481.07 (66.86)

115.40 (26.28)

21.50 (9.67)

136.89 (32.52)

77.70 (5.39)

18.76 (4.15)

3.54 (1.72)

22.30 (5.39)

 Girls (n = 47)

535.65 (136.42)

485.84 (55.51)

111.03 (29.10)

19.50 (9.01)

130.53 (34.54)

78.77 (5.32)

18.03 (4.39)

3.20 (1.52)

21.23 (5.32)

 Boys (n = 57)

591.40 (151.61)

477.15 (75.20)

119.00 (23.36)

23.14 (9.97)

142.14 (30.05)

76.83 (5.34)

19.36 (3.89)

3.82 (1.84)

23.17 (5.34)

  1. SD Standard Deviation, MVPA Moderate to vigorous physical activity, LPA Light physical activity