Table 3.
Physical activity and sedentary behaviors by weight status.
| Variables | Weight Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal (n = 21) | Underweight (n = 12) | Overweight/Obese (n = 9) | p | |
| Accelerometer | ||||
| Number of days of wearing | 6 ± 1 | 6 ± 1 | 5 ± 1 | 0.950 |
| Time (min/day) spent in various intensity 1 | ||||
| Sedentary | 416 ± 89 | 422 ± 83 | 435 ± 78 | 0.859 |
| Light | 395 ± 67 | 316 ± 48 | 303 ± 56 | 0.640 |
| Moderate | 58 ± 19 a | 53 ± 21 a | 37 ± 12 b,c | 0.022 |
| Vigorous | 26 ± 15 a | 20 ± 16 a | 8 ± 4 b,c | 0.008 |
| MVPA 2 | 88 ± 34 a | 74 ± 36 a | 45 ± 16 c,d | 0.004 |
| % Met 60 min MVPA daily, (n) | 69.6 (16) | 21.7 (5) | 8.7 (2) | 0.014 |
| PAQ-C mean score | 2.35 ± 0.99 | 2.61 ± 0.82 | 2.31 ± 0.49 | 0.645 |
| % PA level, (n) | 0.765 | |||
| Light (score = 1) | 47.6 (10) | 41.7 (5) | 33.3 (3) | 0.765 |
| Moderate (score = 2–4) | 52.4 (11) | 58.3 (7) | 66.7 (6) | |
1 According to Evenson cut-off points; 2 MVPA: Moderate-to vigorous physical activity; In the same line, means with similar superscripts differ at p < 0.01; chi-square: comparison proportions by weight status. Statistical significance is expressed as p < 0.05.