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. 2013 Feb 18;8(2):e57101. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057101

Table 3. Time spent in each physical activity subcomponent (age entered as a covariate).

Variable Rowlands [11] Vanhelst [12] Chu [10]
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Sedentary (min) 430.7 (79.5) 458.2 (84.7) 188.7 (65.9) 201.5 (74.7) 470.9 (102.7) 522.9 (103.1)*
Light PA (min) 165.9 (30.5) 187.5 (45.3)* 396.4 (56.0) 437.8 (73.0)* 175.8 (41.6) 202.9 (114.0)
Moderate PA (min) 90.6 (30.3) 87.2 (30.4) 116.6 (51.2) 101.6 (40.1) 50.5 (23.1) 53.0 (123.4)
Vigorous PA (min) 28.6 (17.6) 19.7 (16.4)* 9.0 (9.2) 4.9 (6.0)* 3.7 (4.1) 17.9 (125.6)
MVPA (min) 119.2 (36.3) 105.5 (43.4) 125.6 (54.0) 106.5 (43.4)* 54.1 (23.1) 54.9 (123.5)

Data presented as mean (SD); PA, physical activity; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. *p<0.05 between sexes.