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Table 2  Characteristics (% or median [IQR]) of the sample by human development index country

From: Relationship between socio-demographic correlates and human development index with physical activity and sedentary time in a cross-sectional multicenter study

Variables

High human development index

Very high human development index

p-value

N

1.730

792

 

Country (n)

5

3

 

Sex (%)

  

0.274b

  Men

48

45

 

  Women

52

55

 

Age (years)

37.9

39.3

0.010a

Ethnicity (%)

  

0.002b

  Mixed/caucasian

54

43

 

  Black

9

1

 

  White

29

49

 

  Other

8

7

 

Accelerometer data

  Sedentary time (min/day)

560.9 (493.2–638.9)

561.1 (485.3–629.7)

0.221a

  Light physical activity (min/day)

308.1 (251.8–374.4)

304.0 (248.2–374.3)

0.754a

  Moderate physical activity (min/day)

27.3 (15.8–45.8)

28.7 (17.0–45.3)

0.390a

  Vigorous physical activity (min/day)

0.0 (0.0–0.20)

0.0 (0.0–0.3)

0.040a

  MVPA (min/day)

27.8 (15.9–46.6)

29.7 (17.1–46.0)

0.296a

  Steps (counts/day)

9950.2 (6880.3–14,124.8)

9154.4 (6432.8–13,389.7)

0.019a

  1. MVPA Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  2. a Mann–Whitney test (continuous variables)
  3. b chi square (categorical variables)
  4. p < 0.05 for comparisons between high and very high human development index