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Table 3 Descriptive data for the MARCA and the Actigraph variables.

From: The Multimedia activity recall for children and adolescents (MARCA): development and evaluation

Variable

All

Male

Female

PAL

1.87

1.88

1.87

 

0.29

0.27

0.31

MVPA min.d-1

168.7

178.0

159.3

 

73.3

69.6

76.7

locomotion min.d-1

159.5

167.4

151.7

 

76.8

71.9

81.7

total Actigraph counts

458327

475048

441606

(mean = 600 min)

131627

104695

153801

Actigraph counts.min-1

766

816*

716*

 

207

164

234

  1. Note: n = 66; Upper value = mean; lower value = standard deviation; *significant difference between genders: p < 0.05; PAL = physical activity level (a weighted mean MET.d-1 score); MVPA = minutes spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity across the entire day; locomotion = minutes spent in locomotion across the entire day.