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. 2014 Feb 3;9(2):e87954. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087954

Table 2. Physical exercise assessment by accelerometer and 7-day PAR.

Accelerometer Median/n IQR/(%)
Counts/minute 237.28 177.93–306.68
Sedentary (minutes/day) 1057.12 1012.30–1119.79
Light (minutes/day) 327.79 275. 97–363.47
Moderate (minutes/day) 45.14 27.26–65.62
Hard and very hard (minutes/day) 0.00 0.00–0.45
Kilocalories/day (KCALS) 241.53 130.07–402.67
7- day PAR
METs/hour/week 8 0.00–25.41
Active/sedentary according 7-par day
Sedentary n (%) 879 68.20
Active n (%) 405 31.80

Values are medians and interquartile range(IQR) for asymmetrically distributed continuous data and number and proportions for categorical data.

METs: metabolic equivalent. Active were considered as those doing at least 30 minutes of moderate activity, five days a week, or at least 20 minutes of hard activity, 3 days a week.