Table 4.

Independent samples t-test values and effect sizes (d) for off-duty PA intensities for firefighters meeting and not meeting ACSM guidelines.

PA Intensity	t	df	p	Met ACSM n = 9 M (SD)	Not Meet ACSM n = 20 M (SD)	d
Sedentary	−0.25	27	0.980	554.46 (101.95)	555.61 (117.53)	−0.01
% Sedentary	0.63	27	0.534	59.84 (9.39)	62.45 (10.68)	0.25
LPA	0.98	27	0.923	318.22 (83.09)	314.76 (90.65)	0.04
% LPA	0.27	27	0.792	34.55 (9.19)	35.60 (10.09)	0.11
MPA	7.57	27	0.000	42.70 (9.98)	16.54 (7.97)	2.90
% MPA	−6.74	27	0.000	4.61 (1.03)	1.91 (0.98)	2.71
VPA	2.75	27	0.025	9.22 (9.58)	0.43 (1.10)	0.85
% VPA	−4.02	27	0.000	1.01 (1.07)	0.05 (0.12)	1.62
MVPA	9.19	27	0.000	51.92 (11.93)	16.97 (8.23)	1.29
% MVPA	−8.41	27	0.000	5.62 (1.25)	1.95 (1.01)	3.38

Mean (M) and SD are listed in minutes for PA intensities without a %.