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Table 3 Mean, median, interquartile range (IQR), minimum/maximum scores of dog accelerometer data by owner employment status and education level

From: Walk or be walked by the dog? The attachment role

Accelerometer-Measured PA of Dogs

Employment Status

Education Level

Unemployed

Employed

Basic School

High School Degree

Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

Median (IQR)

Min/Max

Median (IQR)

Min/Max

Median (IQR)

Min/Max

Median (IQR)

Min/Max

Median (IQR)

Min/Max

METS (kcal/kg/h)

1.02

(1.01–1.03)

1.00-1.11

1.05

(1.02–1.09)

1.01–1.16

1.02

(1.01–1.02)

1.00-1.05

1.03

(1.02–1.08)

1.02–1.11

1.05

(1.03–1.09)

1.01–1.16

Total Sedentary Time (min/day)

1209.48

(1134.63-1324.63)

1081.80-1334.87

1256.20 (1183.28-1297.10)

1060.17-1380.60

1264.37 (1134.63-1334.87)

1134.63-1380.60

12.29.76 (1138.08-1295.42)

1081.80-1308.30

1260.40

(1194.90-1295.40)

1060.17-1347.20

MPA (min/day)

40.70

(19.23–51.35)

8.53-229.93

85.90

(63.40-113.11)

18.93-251.17

40.70

(18.93–101.90)

8.53–113.10

81.00

(59.50-167.73)

40.70-229.93

76.83

(46.97-113.13)

18.93-251.17

VPA (min/day)

0.67

(0.028–3.75)

0.03–8.27

2.07

(0.94–6.45)

0.17–8.67

0.67

(0.60-3.00)

0.17–3.77

2.78

(0.71–5.74)

0.45–8.27

1.83

(0.67–6.90)

0.03–8.67

MVPA (min/day)

41.37

(19.37–55.09)

9.13–238.20

92.40

(64.28-114.98)

19.10-259.83

41.37

(19.10-103.63)

9.13–116.10

83.12

(61.23-173.47)

41.37–238.20

83.60

(48.60-114.97)

9.10-259.83

Total Steps (counts/day)

7200.60

(2607.40-7667.25)

1154.00-10564.00

10311.80 (6602.00-12146.95)

1430.00-21325.00

7200.60 (1430.00-10366.20)

1154.00-12311.00

10007.20

(6813.90-11955.15)

6189–14160.00

10257.40 (6353.00-11995.00)

1430.00-21325.00

  1. Abbreviations kcal/kg/h = Kilocalorie per kilogram per hour, METs = Number of metabolic equivalents, min/day = Minute per day, counts/day = counts per day, MPA = Moderate PA, VPA = Vigorous PA, MVPA = Moderate-to-vigorous PA.