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Table 2 Children’s average daily activity levels and segmented across the day (in minutes)

From: Objectively measured physical activity in four-year-old British children: a cross-sectional analysis of activity patterns segmented across the day

 

Daily total (SD)

% Active timea

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

 Registered time

852.0 (37.8)

-

299.1 (44.9)

299.7 (4.3)

254.2 (34.6)

 Sedentary

283.5 (72.2)

-

91.1 (40.0)

77.8 (46.6)

116.2 (44.2)

 Active

568.5 (79.5)

-

208.0 (55.3)

221.9 (46.9)

138.0 (55.1)

   Light

498.9 (65.8)

88%

185.4 (47.5)

189.9 (39.2)

123.6 (47.7)

   MVPA

69.6 (30.7)

12%

22.6 (19.0)

32.0 (23.9)

14.4 (16.0)

   Moderate

35.8 (14.9)

6%

11.7 (9.4)

16.0 (11.2)

8.0 (7.9)

   Vigorous

32.8 (18.7)

6%

10.7 (11.6)

15.6 (15.2)

6.2 (9.7)

  1. SD: Standard deviation; a: Percentage of average total daily active time that children spent at given intensity; MVPA: Moderate and vigorous physical activity;
  2. Morning: 6 am-12 pm; Afternoon: 12-5 pm; Evening: 5-11 pm.