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.