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. 2011 Apr;127(4):658–664. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2021

TABLE 3.

Prevalence (%) of Compliance to 3 Interpretations of the NASPE Guidelines According to 4 Sets of Accelerometer Cut Points

Unit of Analysis NASPE Guidelines Interpretation
120 Minutes Total Physical Activity
120 Minutes MVPA
60 Minutes MVPA
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Observationsa
    Cut Points
        Reilly and Puyau et al16,17 77.8 70.5 1.1 0.4 21.6 9.0
        Sirard et al18 58.8 45.7 3.4 0.8 31.3 18.1
        Pate et al15 99.9 99.9 37.3 22.1 89.9 86.6
        Freedson et al14,21 99.9 99.9 99.2 99.2 99.9 99.9
Childb
    Cut Points
        Reilly and Puyau et al16,17 39.7 27.4 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.5
        Sirard et al18 17.5 13.5 0.5 0.0 6.9 2.4
        Pate et al15 99.5 99.5 7.9 3.4 65.6 52.9
        Freedson et al14,21 99.5 99.5 95.2 95.7 99.5 99.5
a

Boys, n = 1120 days of valid accelerometer data; girls, n = 1229 days of valid accelerometer data.

b

Boys, n = 189; girls, n = 208.