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. 2013 Jul 30;11:172. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-172

Table 4.

Time per day spent at the different PA intensities in the five quintiles of PA

Quintiles by group Total PA Moderate PA Vigorous PA MVPA
 
Counts/min
SD
Range
Min/day
SD
Range
Min/day
SD
Range
Min/day
SD
Range
Boys (2 to 6 years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q1
389.6
59.7
187.2 to 470.9
13.3
4.1
1.3 to 18.7
0.9
0.4
0.2 to 1.5
14.9
4.6
1.3 to 21.3
Q2
525.2
28.2
470.9 to 572.0
22.9
2.2
18.8 to 26.3
2.3
0.4
1.7 to 3.0
25.9
2.4
21.7 to 29.8
Q3
616.4
24.9
572.4 to 659.6
31.0
2.7
26.5 to 35.6
3.9
0.4
3.3 to 4.7
35.3
2.9
30.3 to 39.8
Q4
708.8
31.6
659.8 to 765.8
41.2
3.8
35.7 to 47.7
6.2
1.1
4.8 to 8.5
48.1
4.7
40.3 to 57.2
Q5 (reference)
893.7
97.5
769.0 to 1,239.8
61.1
11.1
48.0 to 115.7
14.7
6.3
8.7 to 37.7
73.2
13.2
57.3 to 141.0
Girls (2 to 6 years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q1
357.3
58.2
173.9 to 428.2
10.1
3.0
14.8 to 21.5
0.9
0.4
0.2 to 1.4
11.3
3.6
3.3 to 16.7
Q2
473.2
24
432.8 to 516.2
18.2
2.1
22.0 to 29.7
2.2
0.4
1.6 to 2.8
21.5
2.5
17.0 to 25.3
Q3
548.5
19.7
516.7 to 582.4
25.7
2.1
29.8 to 38.0
3.9
0.6
3.0 to 4.8
30.0
2.7
25.8 to 34.3
Q4
637.4
32.4
584.1 to 693.4
33.7
2.4
38.3 to 77.7
6.1
0.8
5.0 to 7.8
39.9
3.0
35.0 to 45.3
Q5 (reference)
806.7
103
694.8 to 1,210.6
47.9
9.2
24.7 to 34.3
12.2
6.0
8.0 to 58.3
57.8
11.7
45.3 to 107.0
Boys (6 to 9 years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q1
383.5
60.6
165.4 to 461.4
17.5
5.2
3.0 to 24.3
1.6
0.7
0.3 to 2.8
20.3
6.2
3.0 to 28.5
Q2
507.6
24.7
461.4 to 548.2
29.7
2.8
24.7 to 34.3
3.8
0.6
3.0 to 4.9
34.8
3.4
28.7 to 40.3
Q3
594.4
24.3
548.6 to 635.8
38.2
2.4
34.3 to 42.6
6.1
0.8
5.0 to 7.6
45.4
3.1
40.6 to 50.8
Q4
690.3
34.4
635.9 to 752.7
48.2
3.5
42.7 to 54.5
9.9
1.3
7.8 to 12.3
57.4
4.5
51.0 to 65.8
Q5 (reference)
871.1
99.9
753.2 to 1,258.7
69.3
12.3
54.8 to 115.0
18.3
5.8
12.3 to 42.0
84.6
15.4
66.3 to 137.5
Girls (6 to 9 years)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q1
354.3
52.6
123.1 to 414.0
12.6
3.7
1.3 to 17.8
1.5
0.6
0.3 to 2.4
15.0
4.6
1.3 to 21.8
Q2
459.1
24.5
414.7 to 499.5
21.3
2.0
18.3 to 24.6
3.3
0.5
2.6 to 4.2
26.0
2.6
21.8 to 30.0
Q3
538.6
21.9
499.8 to 575.7
28.2
2.1
24.8 to 31.8
5.3
0.7
4.3 to 6.5
34.3
2.4
30.3 to 38.7
Q4
621.0
28.9
575.7 to 677.9
36.2
2.8
32.0 to 41.3
8.5
1.1
6.7 to 10.7
45.0
3.3
39.2 to 51.3
Q5 (reference) 789.9 97.7 680.7 to 1,198.9 52.5 9.4 41.7 to 103.5 17.3 5.9 11.3 to 46.3 66.4 13.1 53.1 to 131.5

PA physical activity, MVPA moderate + vigorous PA, Q quintile, Q5 reference as highest PA levels.