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Table 3 Physical activity during weekdays and weekends, by sex, among Mexican adults from Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2011

From: Accelerometer-based physical activity levels among Mexican adults and their relation with sociodemographic characteristics and BMI: a cross-sectional study

Outcome Weekdays Weekends
  Mean (SE) Q1 Med Q3 Mean (SE) Q1 Med Q3
Overall (n = 630)         
Total Activity         
Mon-Fri: MVPA total mins 169.7 (7.7) 66.1 138.7 237.3 52.6 (2.8) 15.6 35.5 71.3
Average daily MVPA mins 33.9 (1.5) 13.2 27.7 47.5 26.3 (1.4) 7.8 17.8 35.6
Mon-Fri: MPA total minutes 163.9 (7.3) 64.9 135.0 229.4 51.6 (2.8) 15.6 35.4 69.4
Average daily MPA mins 32.8 (1.5) 13.0 27.0 45.9 25.8 (1.4) 7.8 17.7 34.7
Mon-Fri: VPA total mins 5.7 (0.8) 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.0 (0.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average daily VPA mins 1.1 (0.2) 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.5 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Activity within boutsa         
Mon-Fri: MVPA bouted mins 52.1 (3.8) 0.0 22.1 68.5 14.3 (1.2) 0.0 0.0 17.7
Average daily bouted-MVPA mins 10.4 (0.8) 0.0 4.4 13.7 7.1 (0.6) 0.0 0.0 8.8
Mon-Fri: MPA bouted mins 48.0 (3.6) 0.0 21.1 65.0 13.6 (1.2) 0.0 0.0 16.5
Average daily bouted-MPA mins 9.6 (0.7) 0.0 4.2 13.0 6.8 (0.6) 0.0 0.0 8.3
Mon-Fri: VPA bouted mins 4.1 (0.6) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 (0.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average daily bouted-VPA mins 0.8 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Male (n = 279)         
Total Activity         
Mon-Fri: MVPA total mins 205.7 (10.5) 96.3 157.3 279.8 67.4 (4.7) 20.6 52.9 95.7
Average daily MVPA mins 41.1 (2.1) 18.7 31.5 56.0 33.7 (2.3) 10.3 26.5 47.8
Mon-Fri: MPA total minutes 196.3 (9.9) 89.8 149.0 270.6 65.8 (4.6) 19.9 52.8 89.7
Average daily MPA mins 39.3 (2.0) 18 29.8 54.1 32.9 (2.3) 9.9 26.4 44.8
Mon-Fri: VPA total mins 9.4 (1.4) 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.6 (0.3) 0.0 0.0 0.6
Average daily VPA mins 1.9 (0.3) 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.8 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.3
Activity within boutsa         
Mon-Fri: MVPA bouted mins 65.0 (6.3) 0.0 31.9 85.1 19.1 (2.1) 0.0 0.0 27.2
Average daily bouted-MVPA mins 13.0 (1.3) 0.0 6.4 17.0 9.6 (1.0) 0.0 0.0 13.6
Mon-Fri: MPA bouted mins 58.5 (6.1) 0.0 30.5 73.5 18.1 (2.1) 0.0 0.0 24.2
Average daily bouted-MPA mins 11.7 (1.2) 0.0 6.1 14.7 9.0 (1.0) 0.0 0.0 12.1
Mon-Fri: VPA bouted mins 6.5 (1.1) 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.1 (0.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average daily bouted-VPA mins 1.3 (0.2) 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Female (n = 351)         
Total Activity         
Mon-Fri: MVPA total mins 136.8 (6.5) 53.5 110.7 190.1 39.2 (2.1) 11.7 28.2 55.8
Average daily MVPA mins 27.4 (1.3) 10.7 22.1 38.0 19.6 (1.0) 5.8 14.1 27.9
Mon-Fri: MPA total minutes 134.5 (6.3) 52.7 110.7 189.0 38.7 (2.1) 11.7 27.9 55.3
Average daily MPA mins 26.9 (1.3) 10.5 22.1 37.8 19.4 (1.0) 5.8 14.0 27.7
Mon-Fri: VPA total mins 2.3 (0.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 (0.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average daily VPA mins 0.5 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Activity within boutsa         
Mon-Fri: MVPA bouted mins 40.2 (4.3) 0.0 13.6 57.3 9.8 (1.5) 0.0 0.0 10.3
Average daily bouted-MVPA mins 8.0 (0.9) 0.0 2.7 11.5 4.9 (0.8) 0.0 0.0 5.1
Mon-Fri: MPA bouted mins 38.4 (4.2) 0.0 13.6 55.1 9.5 (1.5) 0.0 0.0 10.3
Average daily bouted-MPA mins 7.7 (0.8) 0.0 2.7 11.0 4.7 (0.7) 0.0 0.0 5.1
Mon-Fri: VPA bouted mins 1.9 (0.5) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 (0.2) 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average daily bouted-VPA mins 0.4 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 (0.1) 0.0 0.0 0.0
  1. Mon-Fri PA outcome variables: total valid weekday minutes registered for given PA outcome*5/total valid weekdays; and weighed for total valid weekday wear time
  2. Sat-Sun PA outcome variables: total valid weekend minutes registered for given PA outcome*2/total valid weekend days; and weighed for total valid weekend wear time
  3. aOnly activity registered within MVPA-bouts of at least 10 min duration, with ≥80 % corresponding to MVPA is reported
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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