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Table 3 Active children are more active throughout the day

From: Physical activity around the clock: objectively measured activity patterns in young children of the GECKO Drenthe cohort

Segment

Most active (Q4) (mean minutes / hour)

Least active (Q1) (mean minutes / hour)

Estimate [95%CI] (minutes / hour)

Sedentary time (ST)

 ST 7:00–09:00

33.9 [33.1; 34.7]

39.4 [38.7; 40.2]

5.6 [4.5; 6.7]

 ST 9:00–12:00

28.2 [27.5; 28.8]

35.5 [34.8; 36.2]

7.3 [6.4; 8.3]

 ST 12:00–15:00

25.9 [25.3; 26.5]

34.1 [33.5; 34.8]

8.2 [7.4; 9.1]

 ST 15:00–18:00

25.5 [24.9; 26.2]

35.1 [34.4; 35.7]

9.5 [8.6; 10.4]

 ST 18:00–21:00

29.7 [28.6; 30.8]

39.7 [38.6; 40.8]

10.0 [8.5; 11.5]

 Cumulative ST (per day)a

301.8 [297.1; 306.4]

393.0 [388.5; 397.6]

91.3 [84.7; 97.9]

Light physical activity (LPA)

 LPA 7:00–09:00

22.2 [21.6; 22.9]

18.9 [18.3; 19.6]

−3.3 [−4.3; −2.4]

 LPA 9:00–12:00

24.8 [24.2; 25.3]

21.6 [21.0; 22.1]

−3.2 [− 4.0; − 2.4]

 LPA 12:00–15:00

25.6 [25.1; 26.1]

22.5 [22.0; 23.0]

− 3.1 [− 3.8; − 2.4]

 LPA 15:00–18:00

24.3 [23.8; 24.9]

21.2 [20.7; 21.7]

− 3.2 [− 3.9; − 2.4]

 LPA 18:00–21:00

21.3 [20.5; 22.1]

17.3 [16.5; 18.1]

− 4.0 [−5.2; − 2.9]

 Cumulative LPA (per day)a

266.5 [262.3; 270.7]

230.9 [226.8; 235.0]

−35.6 [− 41.5; − 29.7]

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA)b

 MVPA 7:00–09:00

3.4 (2.0–4.9)

1.4 (0.9–2.3)

−0.8 [−0.9; − 0.7]

 MVPA 9:00–12:00

6.8 (4.8–8.8)

2.9 (2.2–3.7)

− 0.9 [−1.0; − 0.8]

 MVPA 12:00–15:00

8.0 (6.7–10.1)

3.3 (2.5–4.3)

−1.0 [− 1.1; − 0.9]

 MVPA 15:00–18:00

9.5 (7.9–12.0)

3.6 (2.8–4.6)

−1.1 [− 1.2; − 1.0]

 MVPA 18:00–21:00

8.1 (5.1–12.0)

2.3 (1.4–3.8)

−1.1 [− 1.2; − 0.9]

 Cumulative MVPA (per day)a

89.8 (79.4–100.9)

35.2 (29.0–41.8)

−1.0 [− 1.0; − 0.9]

  1. Descriptives of ST and LPA are presented as adjusted means and 95% confidence intervals. Descriptives of MVPA are presented as medians with 25th and 75th percentiles. Analyses were performed using linear mixed models, adjusted for sex, age at PA measurement and season. All p-values were < 0.001
  2. a Analyses additionally adjusted for accelerometer weartime
  3. b Statistical testing for MVPA was performed using log-transformed MVPA