Table 2.

Descriptive data from large, UK-based, accelerometry studies using similar age groups

Study name	Setting	Year	Mean age (years)	Sample size	Mean CPM	Cut point for Sed/MVPA	Sedentary (hours)	MVPA (min)	Prevalence of PA (%)
SPACES	Scotland wide	2015–2016	11.1	774	622	<100 >2296	7.5	72	11/68.3%
MCS	UK (Scotland Sample)	2008–2009	7.5	761	615	<100 >2241	6.4	62	52.5%
GMS	North East England	2008–2009	9.3	405	643	<1100 >3200	Not reported	24	5.7%
SPEEDY	South East England	2007	10.2	1862	665	<100 >2000	7.6	74	70.5%
ALSPAC	South West England	2003–2005	11.8	5595	580	<100 >3600	7.2	20	2.5%

ALSPAC, avon longitudinal study of parents and children⁵; CPM, counts per minute; GMS, gateshead millennium cohort study³³; MCS, millennium cohort study¹⁰; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; PA, physical activity; SPACES, studying physical activity in children’s environments across Scotland; SPEEDY, sport physical activity and eating behaviour: environmental determinants in young people³⁴.