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Table 2 Unadjusted average-daily physical activity and sedentary time estimates (means and 95% confidence intervals)

From: Levels and patterns of objectively-measured physical activity volume and intensity distribution in UK adolescents: the ROOTS study

 

Whole sample (n = 825)

Boys (n = 359)

Girls (n = 466)

p-gender difference

Physical activity energy expenditure (kJ/kg/d)1

73.6 (70.0 to 77.1)

83.5 (80.2 to 86.9)

65.9 (61.9 to 69.9)

<0.001

Light physical activity (min/d)1

516.5 (495.1 to 537.9)

527.9 (506.3 to 549.6)

507.7 (482.7 to 532.8)

0.0037

Moderate physical activity (min/d)1

37.7 (33.4 to 42.4)

50.0 (43.7 to 57.2)

30.3 (26.2 to 35.0)

<0.001

Vigorous physical activity (min/d)1

3.4 (2.5 to 4.6)

8.4 (6.6 to 10.8)

1.7 (1.2 to 2.4)

<0.001

Sedentary time (min/d)1

363.9 (348.4 to 379.6)

338.4 (322.9 to 353.8)

383.7 (363.9 to 403.5)

<0.001

<60 min MVPA/d (n (%))2

448 (54.3)

131 (36.5)

317 (68.0)

<0.001

  1. Data within person was collapsed to average values across days before analysis. Moderate and vigorous physical activity were transformed using natural log as these variables were skewed before analysis; presented values have been exponentiated back to the original scale. 1Gender comparisons made by linear regression accounting for within-school clustering; 2Gender comparison made by chi-square test.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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