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. 2025 Jan 1;20(1):1–12. doi: 10.2185/jrm.2024-025

Table 4. Seasonal differences in activity time per bout.

Overall (n=50) P-value Male (n=19) P-value Female (n=31) P-value



Non-snowy season Snowy season Non-snowy season Snowy season Non-snowy season Snowy season
Bout of SB (0≤,<30) min/day 285.1 (56.7) 274.0 (66.0) 0.197 290.2 (59.5) 282.0 (66.0) 0.522 281.9 (55.6) 269.0 (66.6) 0.271
Bout of SB (30≤, <60) min/day 104.1 (45.8) 128.1 (44.8) <0.01 109.3 (49.5) 137.4 (44.3) 0.013 100.9 (43.9) 122.3 (44.9) 0.015
Bout of SB (60≤) min/day 68.1 [36.3–112.2] 83.3 [34.5–144.0] <0.01 74.1 [40.9–118.9] 75.1 [31.3–119.8] 0.829 47.4 [25.7–102.6] 97.1 [45.3–154.1] <0.01
SB total min/day 476.2 (111.3) 515.4 (100.8) <0.01 497.0 (107.0) 520.4 (86.7) 0.179 463.4 (113.7) 512.3 (109.9) <0.01
Short-bout LPA min/day 197.9 (40.8) 171.5 (42.4) <0.01 198.1 (45.7) 177.7 (47.5) <0.01 197.8 (38.1) 167.0 (39.3) <0.01
Long-bout LPA min/day 151.5 (64.7) 94.0 [68.2–132.4] <0.01 119.1 (30.6) 82.0 (32.6) <0.01 171.3 (72.1) 102.1 [72.4–136.9] <0.01
LPA total min/day 349.4 (84.4) 276.7 (76.0) <0.01 317.2 (66.5) 259.7 (67.5) <0.01 369.1 (89.0) 287.2 (80.0) <0.01
Short-bout MVPA min/day 24.2 [13.4–32.0] 16.2 [9.7–33.3] <0.01 24.3 [11.7–31.7] 23.9 [11.3–38.1] 0.441 24.0 [13.7–33.0] 15.0 [9.2–29.3] <0.01
Long-bout MVPA min/day 0.0 [0.0–9.4] 0.0 [0.0–3.6] 0.163 1.4 [0.0–22.9] 1.4 [0.0–7.9] 0.366 0.0 [0.0–3.9] 0.0 [0.0–3.1] 0.319
MVPA total min/day 26.0 [13.8–52.1] 17.0 [10.4–39.8] <0.01 29.3 [11.7–67.1] 23.9 [11.3–47.7] 0.113 25.3 [18.3–43.4] 15.0 [10.1–35.4] 0.022

SB: sedentary behavior; LPA: light-intensity physical activity; MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.