Table 2.
Median (interquartile range) daily time spent in sporadic physical activity of different intensities, in minutes per day and as a fraction of total of sporadic physical activity, within the total sample and according to sex, age, race/ethnicity, and body mass index
| Minutes per day | Fraction of total physical activity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light intensity | Moderate intensity | Vigorous intensity | All intensities | Light intensity | Moderate intensity | Vigorous intensity | All intensities | |
| Total sample | 100.4 (82.8-117.8) | 2.1 (1.1-3.6) | 0 (0–0) | 103.0 (85.4-120.8) | 26.1 (18.2-34.8) | 0.5 (0.3-0.9) | 0 (0–0) | 26.9 (18.8-35.7) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 97.6 (79.8-114.5) | 2.6 (1.4-4.5) | 0 (0–0) | 100.9 (82.7-118.3) | 24.7 (16.8-34.0) | 0.6 (0.4-1.1) | 0 (0–0) | 25.6 (17.4-35.2) |
| Women | 102.9 (86.0-121.0) | 1.6 (0.9-2.8) | 0 (0–0) | 105.2 (88.6-124.1) | 27.3 (19.6-35.5) | 0.4 (0.2-0.7) | 0 (0–0) | 27.7 (20.0-36.2) |
| Age | ||||||||
| 20-39 years | 97.6 (78.3-114.8) | 2.8 (1.7-4.6) | 0 (0–0) | 100.9 (81.7-118.4) | 23.4 (15.7-31.6) | 0.7 (0.4-1.3) | 0 (0–0) | 24.3 (16.3-32.9) |
| 40-59 years | 101.4 (84.5-119.8) | 2.3 (1.3-3.6) | 0 (0–0) | 104.5 (87.2-123.5) | 25.1 (18.1-33.0) | 0.5 (0.3-0.9) | 0 (0–0) | 25.9 (18.6-34.0) |
| ≥60 years | 102.3 (87.3-119.1) | 0.9 (0.5-1.6) | 0 (0–0) | 103.7 (88.4-120.5) | 32.0 (23.8-44.4) | 0.3 (0.2-0.5) | 0 (0–0) | 32.6 (24.2-44.9) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 100.6 (83.8-117.7) | 2.0 (1.0-3.7) | 0 (0–0) | 103.4 (86.4-120.7) | 26.7 (19.0-35.3) | 0.5 (0.3-0.9) | 0 (0–0) | 27.4 (19.6-36.2) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 102.8 (84.8-120.1) | 2.0 (1.2-3.3) | 0 (0–0) | 105.3 (87.4-123.1) | 25.8 (18.3-34.8) | 0.5 (0.3-0.8) | 0 (0–0) | 26.4 (18.8-35.7) |
| Mexican American | 92.0 (69.1-111.9) | 2.2 (1.3-3.6) | 0 (0–0) | 94.6 (71.7-115.9) | 19.9 (12.7-29.7) | 0.5 (0.3-0.8) | 0 (0–0) | 20.6 (13.1-30.6) |
| Other | 101.4 (80.8-122.9) | 2.2 (1.3-3.5) | 0 (0–0) | 104.4 (84.8-125.7) | 26.3 (16.7-35.6) | 0.5 (0.3-0.9) | 0 (0–0) | 26.9 (17.1-36.5) |
| Body Mass Index | ||||||||
| <18.5 kg/m2 | 107.8 (84.6-121.7) | 2.2 (1.2-4.4) | 0 (0–0) | 110.4 (90.7-126.4) | 30.2 (21.9-41.3) | 0.7 (0.4-1.1) | 0 (0–0) | 31.3 (22.6-43.1) |
| 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 | 100.7 (82.6-119.0) | 2.3 (1.2-3.9) | 0 (0–0) | 103.3 (85.6-122.0) | 25.4 (17.4-33.4) | 0.5 (0.3-0.9) | 0 (0–0) | 26.3 (18.1-34.5) |
| 25-29.9 kg/m2 | 100.0 (83.3-117.2) | 2.1 (1.0-3.7) | 0 (0–0) | 103.0 (86.2-120.8) | 25.8 (18.2-34.3) | 0.5 (0.3-0.9) | 0 (0–0) | 26.4 (18.7-35.5) |
| ≥30 kg/m2 | 99.5 (82.3-116.8) | 1.9 (1.1-3.2) | 0 (0–0) | 102.2 (84.4-119.6) | 26.7 (18.8-36.4) | 0.5 (0.3-0.8) | 0 (0–0) | 27.4 (19.2-37.3) |
Note: All group comparisons were statistically significant.