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Table 2 Objectively measured SB and PA stratified by gender and age group.

From: Objectively measured sedentary time and physical activity time across the lifespan: a cross-sectional study in four age groups

All

Preschool

Primary school

Secondary school

Adults

All age groups 1

F age*gender

F age

N

207

348

587

941

2083

MultivariateF=6.57**

Multivariate F=63.18**

# days measured

3.9 (0.3)

5.8 (0.9)

6.4 (0.9)

6.7 (0.6)

5.7 (1.3)

  

Wearing time (hours)

12.1 (1.6)

12.9 (1.2)

13.6 (1.4)

14.5 (1.5)

13.3 (1.7)

  

SB (% wearing time)

51 (7)

53 (8)

59 (9)

57 (11)

55 (9)

14.57**

57.74**

LIPA (% wearing time)

41 (5)

41 (7)

35 (8)

39 (10)

39 (8)

12.18**

42.27**

MVPA (% wearing time)

8 (3)

6 (3)

6 (3)

4 (3)

6 (3)

2.93*

159.60**

Total PA (cpm)

566(133)

462 (147)

416 (145)

365 (143)

452 (160)

9.13**

114.33**

LIPA > SB (% of sample)

21

22

8

20

18

  

Sufficient MVPA (% of sample)

48

26

24

48

27

  

Men

Preschool

Primary school

Secondary school

Adults

All men1

 

F age

N

114

171

280

441

1006

 

Multivariate F=26.74**

# days measured

3.9 (0.4)

5.8 (0.9)

6.4 (0.9)

6.7 (0.6)

5.6 (1.4)

  

Wearing time (hours)

12.2 (1.9)

12.9 (1.3)

13.7 (1.4)

14.7 (1.5)

13.3 (1.8)

  

SB (% wearing time)

51 (7)

52 (8)

57 (9)

59 (11)

55 (10)

 

28.62**

LIPA (% wearing time)

40 (6)

41 (7)

36 (8)

37 (10)

38 (8)

 

15.52**

MVPA (% wearing time)

9 (3)

7 (3)

7 (3)

4 (3)

7 (4)

 

74.81**

Total PA (cpm)

583 (147)

490(146)

474 (160)

381 (165.)

486 (170.)

 

51.21**

LIPA > SB (% of sample)

21

20

10

17

17

  

Sufficient MVPA (% of sample)

56

36

39

56

47

  

Women

Preschool

Primary school

Secondary school

Adults

All women1

 

F age

N

93

177

307

500

1077

 

Multivariate F=45.37**

# days measured

4.0 (0.2)

5.8 (1.0)

6.3 (1.0)

6.7 (0.6)

5.8 (1.3)

  

Wearing time (hours)

12.0 (1.2)

13.0 (1.1)

13.5 (1.4)

14.4 (1.5)

13.3 (1.6)

  

SB (% wearing time)

51 (6)

53 (8)

61 (9)

56 (10)

55 (9)

 

42.58**

LIPA (% wearing time)

41 (5)

42 (7)

35 (8)

41 (10)

40 (8)

 

40.15**

MVPA (% wearing time)

8 (2)

5 (2)

5 (2)

3 (2)

5 (3)

 

80.61**

Total PA (cpm)

546 (113)

435 (143)

362 (106)

351 (120)

418 (143)

 

64.27**

LIPA >SB (% of sample)

20

23

6

24

18

  

Sufficient MVPA (% of sample)

38

15

10

41

26

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