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. 2018 Apr 20;18:530. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5415-8

Table 1.

Characteristics of the Study Population, ActivE-Study, 2012–2014

Men (n = 25) Women (n = 25) Total (n = 50) Test for sexa
Characteristics of study population p
 Age, years, mean (SD) 49.9 (13.7) 40.0 (14.6) 45.0 (14.9) 0.02
 Height, cm, mean (SD) 181.0 (6.0) 167.5 (6.5) 174.3 (9.2) <.0001
 Body weight, kg, mean (SD) 87.8 (12.1) 72.5 (12.7) 80.2 (14.5) <.0001
 BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) 26.8 (3.5) 25.9 (4.6) 26.4 (4.1) 0.42
Occupation, % 0.04
 Full time 56 56 56
 Part time 8 32 20
 Unemployed 36 12 24
Diabetes mellitus, % 0 0 0
Hypertension, % 16 4 10 0.34
Coronary artery disease, % 4 0 2 1.00
Cancer, % 4 0 2 1.00
Overall PA, cpm, GM (95% CI)b 426.8 (382.8, 475.8) 447.4 (401.3, 498.8) 437.0 (404.8, 471.6) 0.54
Time in inactivity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b 1196.3 (1172.3, 1220.7) 1177.5 (1153.9, 1201.5) 1186.8 (1169.9, 1204.0) 0.27
Time in low intensity activity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b 118.6 (107.0, 131.3) 136.4 (123.1, 151.0) 127.1 (118.1, 136.9) 0.06
Time in moderate activity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b 93.3 (84.5, 102.9) 98.2 (89.0, 108.4) 95.7 (89.3, 102.6) 0.46
Time in vigorous activity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b 14.7 (11.8, 18.4) 14.1 (11.3, 17.5) 14.4 (12.3, 16.8) 0.76
Time in very vigorous activity, min/d, GM (95% CI)b 4.0 (2.9, 5.6) 3.6 (2.6, 5.0) 3.8 (3.1, 4.8) 0.62
Average NWT per participant (over 11 days), min, median (IQR)c 254.5 (124.0, 392.0) 205.0 (115.0, 270,0) 215.0 (120.0, 338.0) 0.23
Number of NWT periods per participant (in 11 days), median (IQR)c 8.0 (6.5, 11.5) 10.0 (7.0, 12.0) 9.0 (7.0, 12.0) 0.53
NWT per day, min, median (IQR)c 15.0 (0.0, 30.0) 13.0 (4.0, 23.0) 13.0 (0.0, 25.0) 0.90
Number of NWT periods per day, median (IQR)c 1.0 (0.0, 1.0) 1.0 (1.0, 1.0) 1.0 (0.0, 1.0) 0.22

BMI body-mass index, cpm counts per minute, GM geometric mean, IQR interquartile range, NWT non-wear time, PA physical activity, SD standard deviation, 95% CI 95% confidence interval

acontinuous variables, normally distributed: t-test; continuous variables, not normally distributed: Mann-Whitney U test; categorical variables: Chi-Square test/Fisher’s exact test

banalyses were performed using log-transformed physical activity data

cderived from participants’ activity diaries