Table 4.
Behavioural differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviour and interactions with ethnicity
| Actigraph | activPAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPA | MVPA | Steps | Sitting Time | Standing Time | Stepping Time | |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | ||||||
| Low | 304 (293; 315) | 26 (22; 30) | 6634 (6184; 7083) | 549 (531; 567) | 294 (279; 309) | 105 (99–112) |
| Medium | 300 (294; 307) | 31 (28–33) | 7083 (6817–7349) | 548 (537; 559) | 292 (283; 301) | 107 (103; 111) |
| High | 307 (301; 314) | 34 (31–36) | 7455 (7186–7725) | 537 (526; 547) | 296 (287; 305) | 116 (112; 120) |
| p-valuea | 0.332 | 0.003 | 0.008 | 0.292 | 0.825 | 0.002 |
| p-valueb | 0.401 | 0.795 | 0.918 | 0.326 | 0.350 | 0.392 |
| Alcohol Consumption | ||||||
| Low | 301 (295; 307) | 29 (27; 31) | 6923 (6682; 7163) | 547 (537; 556) | 294 (286–302) | 108 (105; 112) |
| Medium | 307 (298; 317) | 31 (27; 34) | 7264 (6881; 7647) | 536 (521; 552) | 298 (385; 311) | 114 (108; 120) |
| High | 307 (299; 316) | 35 (32; 38) | 7641 (7280; 8002) | 541 (526; 556) | 292 (279; 304) | 114 (109; 120) |
| p-valuea | 0.381 | 0.015 | 0.007 | 0.513 | 0.798 | 0.123 |
| p-valueb | 0.765 | 0.945 | 0.850 | 0.006 | 0.002 | 0.815 |
| Smoking Status | ||||||
| Never Smoked | 303 (297; 309) | 33 (31–35) | 7365 (7116; 7615) | 537 (527–547) | 296 (288; 304) | 115 (111–118) |
| Current/ex-smoker | 305 (298–311) | 29 (27–31) | 6967 (6711; 7222) | 550 (540–561) | 291 (283; 300) | 107 (103–110) |
| p-valuea | 0.767 | 0.001 | 0.035 | 0.087 | 0.435 | 0.005 |
| p-valueb | 0.444 | 0.060 | 0.050 | 0.037 | 0.002 | 0.290 |
Data as marginal mean (95% confidence interval)
Model 2: aAdjusted for wear time (Actigraph), wake time (activPAL), number of valid wear days (both devices), season of data collection, Ethnicity, Age, Sex, Occupation type and Education (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 and Education (unless grouped by variable)
LPA Light intensity Physical Activity, MVPA Moderate to Vigorous intensity Physical Activity
Bold values highlight statistical significance of ≤0.05