Table 5.
Median (interquartile range) minutes per day spent in moderate-to- vigorous intensity physical activity embedded within bouts of light intensity physical activity within the total sample and according to sex, age, race/ethnicity, and body mass index
| Moderate intensity | Vigorous intensity | Moderate-to-vigorous intensity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Sample | 14.4 (5.2-28.5) | 0.0 (0.0-0.2) | 15.5 (5.7-29.7) |
| Sex | |||
| Men | 19.8 (8.3-36.2) | 0.0 (0.0-0.4) | 20.3 (8.5-38.2) |
| Women | 9.7 (3.3-20.8) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 9.8 (3.4-22.0) |
| Age | |||
| 20-39 years | 20.5 (10.3-34.5) | 0.0 (0.0-0.7) | 21.2 (10.8-37.0) |
| 40-59 years | 15.4 (6.5-28.8) | 0.0 (0.0-0.2) | 15.9 (6.7-29.7) |
| ≥60 years | 3.3 (0.7-11.4) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 3.3 (0.7-11.4) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 14.0 (4.7-28.0)a | 0.0 (0.0-0.2)a | 14.6 (4.8-29.4)a |
| Non-Hispanic black | 12.6 (4.8-26.2)a | 0.0 (0.0-0.2)a | 12.7 (4.9-27.6)a |
| Mexican American | 18.8 (8.4-37.0)b | 0.0 (0.0-0.3)a | 19.2 (8.5-38.0)b |
| Other | 15.1 (6.6-29.0)b | 0.0 (0.0-0.2)a | 15.3 (6.7-30.7)b |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| <18.5 kg/m2 | 12.0 (4.8-23.5)a | 0.0 (0.0-0.2)ab | 12.2 (4.8-24.0)a |
| 18.5-24.9 kg/m2 | 17.1 (6.6-33.2)b | 0.0 (0.0-0.6)b | 18.3 (6.8-35.3)b |
| 25-29.9 kg/m2 | 16.0 (5.8-29.7)b | 0.0 (0.0-0.2)a | 16.7 (5.9-30.9)b |
| ≥30 kg kg/m2 | 10.2 (3.5-21.7)a | 0.0 (0.0-0.0)a | 10.3 (3.5-22)a |
Note: All group comparisons were statistically significant unless the median (interquartile range) is followed by an aor bsymbol. Groups with the same letter symbols were not statistically different from each other.