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Table 2 Differences between ethnic group’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour variables

From: Differences in objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour between white Europeans and south Asians recruited from primary care: cross-sectional analysis of the PROPELS trial

Variable

n

White European

n

South Asian

P-value

Actigraph

945

 

285

  

 LPA (mins)

 

304(299–309)

 

304 (295–314)

0.575

 MVPA (mins)

 

33 (31–35)

 

24 (21–28)

< 0.001

 Steps

 

7405 (7201–7610)

 

6404 (6013–6796)

< 0.001

activPAL

693

 

228

  

 Sitting Time (mins)

 

552 (544–561)

 

516 (501–532)

< 0.001

 Standing Time (mins)

 

283 (276–290)

 

328 (315–341)

< 0.001

 Stepping Time (mins)

 

114 (111–117)

 

102 (96–108)

0.001

  1. Data as a marginal mean (95% confidence interval). Adjusted for wear time (Actigraph), waking wear time (activPAL), number of valid wear days (both devices), season of data collection, age, sex, occupation type, education, smoking status and IMD score. Mean (SD) wear time values for White Europeans and South Asians were 880 (79.4) and 898 (88.7) minutes respectively. Average wake time values for White Europeans and South Asians were 944 (64.3) and 959 (74.1) minutes respectively. LPA Light intensity Physical Activity, MVPA Moderate to Vigorous intensity Physical Activity
  2. Significant differences (≤0.05) are highlighted by P-vlaues in bold
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