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Table 1 Young adolescents’ time and MVPA by location (N = 528 participants)

From: Within-person associations of young adolescents’ physical activity across five primary locations: is there evidence of cross-location compensation?

 

Mean (SD) minutes/day of MVPA occurring in location

Mean (SD) proportion of overall wear timea spent in location

School days

Non-school days

School days

Non-school days

At home

5.5 (6.7)

12.0 (14.2)

20.3% (15.5)

47.2% (34.8)

Home neighborhood

5.5 (9.3)

6.8 (11.6)

9.5% (12.6)

19.6% (28.2)

At school

23.2 (15.1)

0.6 (2.3)

57.7% (14.8)

1.2% (2.6)

School neighborhood

2.3 (4.3)

1.7 (5.0)

3.1% (5.1)

4.4% (12.8)

Other locations

5.6 (9.1)

10.9 (15.3)

9.3% (9.1)

27.3% (26.1)

All locations (Overall)

42.2 (22.5)

32.3 (21.8)

100%

100%

  1. Note: Means and SDs were calculated across participants
  2. aRefers only to the portion of the day the measurement devices were worn; Mean = 13.3, SD = 1.8 h per day