Table 2 Mean, median, interquartile range (IQR), minimum/maximum scores and owner-reported information of dogs’ physical activity (PA) variables

Accelerometer data¹

METs (kcal/kg/h)

1.05 (± 0.04)

1.04 (1.02–1.08)

1.00-1.16

Total sedentary time (min/day)

1233.95 (± 87.01)

1256.20 (1140.63-1303.73)

1060.17-1380.60

MPA (min/day)

86.34 (± 59.54)

74.74 (40.70-111.23)

8.53-251.17

MVPA (min/day)

89.49 (± 61.47)

78.45 (41.37-111.85)

9.13-259.83

VPA (min/day)

3.14 (± 2.91)

1.83 (0.67–6.17)

0.03–8.67

Total steps counts (counts/day)

9128 (± 4015)

9830.00 (6353.00-11690.05)

1154–21,325

N (%)

Owner-reported information

Time dogs spend alone (h/day range)

Less than 3 h

7 (18.4%)

-

-

Between 3 and 6 h

21 (55.3%)

-

-

Between 6 and 12 h

10 (26.3%)

-

-

Frequency of walks

(nº/day range)

Never

1 (2.6%)

-

-

1 time

2 (5.3%)

-

-

2 times

9 (23.7%)

-

-

3 times

12 (31.6%)

-

-

4 times

3 (7.9%)

-

-

5 or more times

11 (28.9%)

-

-

Duration walking (min/day range)

Does not walk the pet

Less than 15 min

1 (2.6%)

6 (15.8%)

-

-

-

-

Between 16 and 30 min

27 (71.1%)

-

-

More than 30 min

4 (10.5%)

-

-