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Table 3 Mean (SD) time use during in-term and holiday periods, and difference between the two periods (holiday minus in-term). All values are in min/day except TDEE (MET.min)

From: Life on holidays: differences in activity composition between school and holiday periods in Australian children

Superdomain

Macrodomain

In-term time

Holiday time

Difference

Domestic/Social

 

75 (65)

110 (131)

+ 35

Social

20 (34)

27 (73)

+ 7

Chores/Work

55 (56)

83 (112)

+ 28

Passive Transport

 

52 (32)

64 (85)

+ 12

Physical Activity

143 (76)

136 (127)

–7

Sport

61 (55)

45 (76)

–16

Play

38 (49)

40 (76)

+ 2

Active Transport

44 (36)

50 (80)

+ 6

Quiet Time

 

77 (54)

80 (86)

+ 3

School-related

216 (80)

76 (109)

−140

Classroom

164 (55)

31 (66)

− 133

Study/HW/Music

31 (48)

20 (57)

−11

Reading

22 (34)

25 (64)

+ 3

Screen Time

 

201 (110)

259 (174)

+ 58

TV

135 (81)

173 (1237)

+ 38

Computer

34 (47)

38 (82)

+ 4

Videogames

32 (61)

48 (97)

+ 16

Self-care

 

99 (29)

99 (39)

0

Eating

57 (19)

62 (29)

+ 5

Grooming

42 (20)

37 (25)

−5

Sleep

 

576 (66)

616 (108)

+ 40

Energy expenditure

 TDEE (MET.min)

 

2405 (360)

2282 (490)

−123

 TST

516 (101)

483 (162)

−33

 LPA

245 (93)

245 (149)

0

 MPA

64 (57)

67 (95)

+ 3

 VPA

39 (43)

29 (56)

−10

  1. HW homework, LPA light physical activity, MPA moderate physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, VPA vigorous physical activity, TDEE total daily energy expenditure, TST total sedentary time