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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sci Med Sport. 2014 Jan 1;18(1):37–42. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2013.12.007

Table 2.

Physical Activity (PA) measured by modified RESIDEa questionnaire and accelerometer for the Weight-Wise II Study sample and stratified by body mass index (BMI), education, race/ethnicity, and employment status.

All BMI Education Race/Ethnicity Employment Status

< 37 ≥ 37 ≤ 13 yr > 13 yr Black White Not Employed Employed
(n=152) (n=75) (n=77) (n=95) (n=57) (n=81) (n=68) (n=70) (n=82)
Mean ± SEM
Median (IQR)
Mean ± SEM
Median (IQR)
Mean ± SEM
Median (IQR)
Mean ± SEM
Median (IQR)
Mean ± SEM
Median (IQR)
Modified RESIDE Questionnaire

Walking for Transport (min/d) 0.6 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.3 0.6 ± 0.3 0.9 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.4 0.2 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.4 0.6 ± 0.3
0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0)

Walking for Recreation (min/d) 11 ± 1.6 12 ± 1.9 11 ± 2.5 10 ± 2.3 13 ± 1.9 11 ± 1.7 12 ± 2.9 13 ± 2.8 9.6 ± 1.6
4 (0–17) 6 (0–19) 1 (0–13) 0 (0–13) 9 (0–18) 6 (0–13) 0 (0–17) 5 (0–19) 4 (0–13)

Total walking (min/d) 12 ± 1.6 13 ± 1.9 11 ± 2.5 11 ± 2.3 13 ± 1.9 12 ± 1.7 12 ± 2.9 14 ± 2.8 10 ± 1.6
4 (0–17) 9 (0–19) 3 (0–13) 2 (0–17) 9 (0–18) 9 (0–17) 1 (0–17) 9 (0–20) 4 (0–14)

Total moderate-PAb (min/d) 19 ± 2.2 20 ± 2.6 19 ± 3.6 16 ± 2.7 25 ± 3.9 19 ± 2.8 19 ± 3.7 22 ± 3.6 17 ± 2.8
9 (0–27) 11 (0–30) 9 (0–24) 6 (0–25) 17 (4–32) 9 (0–28) 9 (0–25) 12 (0–30) 9 (0–26)

Vigorous-PA (min/d) 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 02 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.3 0.0 ± 0.0
0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0)

Total activity (min/d) 20 ± 2.2 20 ± 2.6 20 ± 3.6 16 ± 2.7 25 ± 3.9 20 ± 2.8 20 ± 3.7 22 ± 3.6 17 ± 2.8
9 (0–28) 11 (0–30) 9 (0–26) 6 (0–26) 17 (4–32) 9 (0–29) 9 (0–25) 12 (0–33) 9 (0–26)

Accelerometer

Wear time (min/d) 803 ± 7 807 ± 10 799 ± 10 799 ± 9 810 ± 10 818 ± 10 786 ± 9 788 ± 10 816 ± 9
793 (748–845) 797 (750–851) 789 (743–840) 789 (732–840) 800 (757–851) 814 (761–852) 780 (738–814) 781 (721–827) 802 (766–852)

Counts/min 148 ± 5 152 ± 7 144 ± 6 149 ± 6 147 ± 8 151 ± 7 145 ± 7 140 ± 7 155 ± 6
132 (109–192) 134 (106–205) 132 (111–168) 131 (112–200) 134 (99–190) 132 (110–197) 130 (103–171) 125 (102–169) 139 (115–197)

Steps (thousands/d) 5.30 ± 0.16 5.81 ± 0.25 4.80 ± 0.19 5.29 ± 0.20 5.31 ± 0.27 5.31 ± 0.23 5.25 ± 0.24 4.88 ± 0.24 5.65 ± 0.21
4.87 (3.86–6.70) 5.30 (4.14–7.34) 4.51 (3.62–5.66) 4.87 (3.84–6.78) 4.87 (3.96–6.57) 4.93 (3.87–6.17) 4.67 (3.79–6.82) 4.43 (3.48–6.54) 5.24 (4.33–6.85)

Light-PA (min/d) 311 ± 6.5 315 ± 9.6 308 ± 9.0 317 ± 8.1 303 ± 11.1 319 ± 8.9 301 ± 9.9 291 ± 9.2 328 ± 8.8
302 (257–364) 294 (250–380) 308 (258–358) 308 (262–361) 295 (232–368) 304 (270–361) 296 (236–360) 288 (246–341) 316 (282–380)

Moderate-PA (min/d) 11 ± 0.8 12 ± 1.3 10 ± 1.1 11 ± 1.1 12 ± 1.3 12 ± 1.2 11 ± 1.2 11 ± 1.2 11 ± 1.2
9 (4–15) 10 (4–16) 7 (4–14) 9 (4–13) 10 (4–19) 10 (5–14) 7 (3–17) 8 (3–15) 9 (4–15)

Vigorous-PA (min/d) 0.2 ± 0.1 0.1 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.2 0.0 ± 0.0
0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0)

Bout minutesc (min/d) 4 ± 0.6 4 ± 1.1 3 ± 0.7 3 ± 0.9 4 ± 0.9 4 ± 1.0 3 ± 0.8 4 ± 0.9 3 ± 0.9
0 (0–3) 1 (0–5) 0 (0–3) 0 (0–3) 0 (0–7) 0 (0–3) 0 (0–3) 1 (0–4) 0 (0–3)
a

Assessed by modified RESIDE’s Neighborhood Physical Activity Questionnaire.

b

Total reported moderate-PA (including walking)

c

PA ≥ moderate intensity that in bouts of ≥ 10 min duration allowing 2 min of interruption

BMI: body mass index; IQR: inter-quartile range; min/d: minutes per day; PA physical activity; SEM: standard error of the mean