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. 2019 Jul 4;9(Suppl 3):136–146. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023194

Table 2.

Distribution of sedentary behaviour and physical activity, weighted for day type

Activity measure All Male Female
n Mean SD 95% CI n Mean SD 95% CI n Mean SD 95% CI
Children
 MVPA duration (min) 1261 32.0 27.2 30.3 to 33.7 632 39.5 30.0 36.8 to 42.3 629 24.4 21.9 22.7 to 26.1
 MVPA fragmentation, α 1259 2.00 0.18 1.99 to 2.02 631 1.96 0.17 1.94 to 1.98 628 2.05 0.17 2.03 to 2.06
 VPA duration (min) 1261 10.0 19.1 8.9 to 11.1 632 11.2 20.7 9.4 to 13.0 629 8.8 17.6 7.5 to 10.2
 SB duration (min) 1261 681.3 68.6 676.8 to 685.8 632 679.0 72.5 671.9 to 686.0 629 683.7 65.3 677.9 to 689.5
 SB fragmentation, α 1261 2.13 0.17 2.12 to 2.14 632 2.11 0.17 2.10 to 2.13 629 2.14 0.18 2.12 to 2.16
 Average daily activity (g.min) 1261 283 69 278 to 287 632 297 76 290 to 304 629 268 60 263 to 273
Parents
 MVPA duration (min) 1358 124.5 62.5 120.0 to 128.9 167 141.6 68.8 127.1 to 156.1 1191 122.1 61.6 117.6 to 126.6
 MVPA fragmentation (α) 1358 1.85 0.09 1.85 to 1.86 167 1.83 0.09 1.81 to 1.85 1191 1.86 0.1 1.85 to 1.87
 VPA duration (min) 1358 7.0 12.3 6.3 to 7.8 167 9.4 14.5 6.7 to 12.1 1191 6.7 12.0 6.0 to 7.4
 SB duration (min) 1358 539.7 101.0 532.4 to 546.9 167 555.4 121.8 531.0 to 579.7 1191 537.5 98.2 530.1 to 545.0
 SB fragmentation (α) 1358 2.46 0.32 2.44 to 2.49 167 2.43 0.31 2.4 to 2.5 1191 2.47 0.32 2.44 to 2.49
 Average daily activity (g.min) 1358 210 48 206 to 213 167 217 54 206 to 228 1191 209 47 205 to 212

MVPA fragmentation could not be calculated for participants with no MVPA.

g.min: gravity units per minute; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; n, sample size; SB, sedentary behaviours; VPA, vigorous physical activity.