Table 3.
Demographic differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviour and interactions with ethnicity
| Actigraph | activPAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPA | MVPA | Steps | Sitting Time | Standing Time | Stepping Time | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Sedentary | 268 (259; 277) | 29 (26; 32) | 6352 (5971; 6733) | 591 (577: 607) | 257 (244; 270) | 98 (92; 104) |
| Standing | 319 (308; 329) | 31 (27; 35) | 7511 (7081; 7942) | 502 (485; 518) | 326 (313; 340) | 119 (113; 125) |
| Manual | 342 (329; 355) | 33 (29; 38) | 8214 (7680; 8747) | 512 (491; 533) | 312 (294; 330) | 125 (117; 133) |
| Retired/Other | 308 (300; 316) | 31 (29; 34) | 7200 (6860; 7541) | 540 (526; 554) | 297 (285; 308) | 111 (106; 116) |
| p-valuea | ≤0.001 | 0.190 | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 |
| Interaction p-valueb | 0.890 | 0.092 | 0.159 | 0.878 | 0.533 | 0.680 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 289 (283; 295) | 36 (34; 38) | 7368 (7124; 7612) | 563 (553; 573) | 273 (265; 282) | 111 (108–115) |
| Female | 319 (313; 325) | 26 (24; 28) | 6946 (6698; 7193) | 523 (513; 533) | 314 (306; 323) | 110 (106–114) |
| p-valuea | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 | 0.020 | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 | 0.645 |
| Interaction p-valueb | 0.848 | 0.008 | 0.037 | 0.047 | 0.006 | 0.575 |
| Age | ||||||
| Adults | 309 (303; 314) | 34 (32–36) | 7484 (7259; 7710) | 539 (530–548) | 295 (288; 303) | 114 (110; 117) |
| Older Adults | 294 (286; 302) | 26 (23–29) | 6562 (6300; 6894) | 551 (538–565) | 292 (280; 303) | 105 (100–110) |
| p-valuea | 0.007 | ≤0.001 | ≤0.001 | 0.158 | 0.614 | 0.010 |
| Interaction p-valueb | 0.676 | 0.077 | 0.121 | 0.514 | 0.780 | 0.265 |
| Education | ||||||
| None | 318 (309; 328) | 29 (26; 32) | 6985 (6595; 7375) | 549 (534; 564) | 290 (278; 303) | 109 (104; 115) |
| GCSE | 309 (300; 318) | 31 (28; 34) | 7403 (7053; 7752) | 532 (518; 546) | 301 (290; 313) | 116 (110; 121) |
| A-level/College | 307 (299; 315) | 31 (29; 34) | 7145 (6819; 7471) | 537 (523; 550) | 300 (288; 311) | 112 (107; 117) |
| University | 283 (275; 292) | 33 (30; 36) | 7132 (6782; 7483) | 556 (542; 571) | 284 (272; 296) | 107 (101; 112) |
| p-valuea | ≤0.001 | 0.080 | 0.444 | 0.056 | 0.137 | 0.085 |
| Interaction p-valueb | 0.591 | 0.154 | 0.048 | 0.076 | 0.126 | 0.209 |
Data as a marginal mean (95% confidence interval)
Model 2: aTesting difference between groups, adjusted for wear time (Actigraph), wake time (activPAL), number of valid wear days (both devices), season of data collection, ethnicity, age, sex, occupation type, education, smoking status and IMD score (unless grouped by variable)
bEthnicity interaction, adjusted for wear time (Actigraph), wake time (activPAL), number of valid wear days (both devices), season of data collection, age, sex, occupation type, education, smoking status and IMD score (unless grouped by variable)
LPA Light intensity Physical Activity, MVPA Moderate to Vigorous intensity Physical Activity
Bold values highlight statistical significance of ≤0.05