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Table 1 Mean (SD) total volume and bouts of SED, LPA & MVPA at 19 months, 3.5 years and 5 years of agea,b,c

From: Changes in volume and bouts of physical activity and sedentary time across early childhood: a longitudinal study

 

19 months

3.5 years

5 years

Boys

(n = 160)

Girls

(n = 144)

Combined

(n = 304)

Boys

(n = 71)

Girls

(n = 86)

Combined

(n = 157)

Boys

(n = 80)

Girls

(n = 81)

Combined

(n = 161)

Total volume SED (% wear time/day)

52.1 (6.1)

53.7 (6.8)d

52.8 (6.5)

49.7 (6.0)

50.9 (5.7)

50.3 (5.9)

49.3 (6.5)

51.3 (6.1)d

50.3 (6.4)

Total volume LPA (% wear time/day)

39.6 (4.9)

38.5 (5.1)

39.1 (5.1)

38.9 (4.6)

38.3 (3.6)

38.6 (4.1)

3.75 (4.5)

36.6 (4.1)

37.0 (4.3)

Total volume MVPA (% wear time/day)

8.3 (2.6)

7.8 (2.8)

8.1 (2.7)

11.4 (3.4)

10.7 (3.6)

11.0 (3.5)

13.1 (3.8)

12.1 (3.2)

12.6 (3.5)

SED bout frequency (bouts/day)

72.1 (14.1)

77.0 (16.0)

74.5 (15.2)

83.2 (15.0)

84.8 (12.9)

84.1 (13.9)

87.5 (14.5)

89.9 (11.6)

88.7 (13.1)

LPA bout frequency (bouts/day)

78.6 (14.8)

77.1 (15.8)

77.9 (15.3)

81.9 (15.0)

77.1 (11.4)d

79.3 (13.3)

77.9 (15.6)

73.3 (12.7)d

75.6 (14.4)

MVPA bout frequency (bouts/day)

7.9 (4.2)

7.4 (4.1)

7.6 (4.2)

15.8 (6.9)

13.7 (6.9)

14.6 (7.0)

20.8 (8.1)

17.6 (7.1)d

19.2 (7.8)

SED bout duration (mins/bout)

3.2 (0.5)

3.2 (0.5)

3.3 (0.5)

2.9 (0.4)

2.8 (0.3)

2.9 (0.3)

2.8 (0.4)

2.8 (0.7)

2.8 (0.6)

LPA bout duration (mins/bout)

1.6 (0.1)

1.6 (0.1)d

1.6 (0.1)

1.6 (0.9)

1.5 (0.8)

1.5 (0.1)

1.5 (0.9)

1.5 (0.6)d

1.5 (0.1)

MVPA bout duration (mins/bout)

1.5 (0.2)

1.5 (0.3)

1.5 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

1.5 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

1.6 (0.2)

  1. aSED sedentary time, LPA light-intensity physical activity, MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity
  2. bBouts defined in this study as any sedentary time, LPA or MVPA > 1 min
  3. cAll values are Mean (SD)
  4. dSignificant difference between boys and girls at p < 0.05