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Table 2 Median (interquartile range) daily time spent in sporadic physical activity of different intensities, in minutes per day and as a fraction of total of sporadic physical activity, within the total sample and according to sex, age, race/ethnicity, and body mass index

From: A description of the volume and intensity of sporadic physical activity among adults

 

Minutes per day

Fraction of total physical activity

 

Light intensity

Moderate intensity

Vigorous intensity

All intensities

Light intensity

Moderate intensity

Vigorous intensity

All intensities

Total sample

100.4 (82.8-117.8)

2.1 (1.1-3.6)

0 (0–0)

103.0 (85.4-120.8)

26.1 (18.2-34.8)

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

0 (0–0)

26.9 (18.8-35.7)

Sex

        

 Men

97.6 (79.8-114.5)

2.6 (1.4-4.5)

0 (0–0)

100.9 (82.7-118.3)

24.7 (16.8-34.0)

0.6 (0.4-1.1)

0 (0–0)

25.6 (17.4-35.2)

 Women

102.9 (86.0-121.0)

1.6 (0.9-2.8)

0 (0–0)

105.2 (88.6-124.1)

27.3 (19.6-35.5)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0 (0–0)

27.7 (20.0-36.2)

Age

        

 20-39 years

97.6 (78.3-114.8)

2.8 (1.7-4.6)

0 (0–0)

100.9 (81.7-118.4)

23.4 (15.7-31.6)

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0 (0–0)

24.3 (16.3-32.9)

 40-59 years

101.4 (84.5-119.8)

2.3 (1.3-3.6)

0 (0–0)

104.5 (87.2-123.5)

25.1 (18.1-33.0)

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

0 (0–0)

25.9 (18.6-34.0)

 ≥60 years

102.3 (87.3-119.1)

0.9 (0.5-1.6)

0 (0–0)

103.7 (88.4-120.5)

32.0 (23.8-44.4)

0.3 (0.2-0.5)

0 (0–0)

32.6 (24.2-44.9)

Race/Ethnicity

        

 Non-Hispanic white

100.6 (83.8-117.7)

2.0 (1.0-3.7)

0 (0–0)

103.4 (86.4-120.7)

26.7 (19.0-35.3)

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

0 (0–0)

27.4 (19.6-36.2)

 Non-Hispanic black

102.8 (84.8-120.1)

2.0 (1.2-3.3)

0 (0–0)

105.3 (87.4-123.1)

25.8 (18.3-34.8)

0.5 (0.3-0.8)

0 (0–0)

26.4 (18.8-35.7)

 Mexican American

92.0 (69.1-111.9)

2.2 (1.3-3.6)

0 (0–0)

94.6 (71.7-115.9)

19.9 (12.7-29.7)

0.5 (0.3-0.8)

0 (0–0)

20.6 (13.1-30.6)

 Other

101.4 (80.8-122.9)

2.2 (1.3-3.5)

0 (0–0)

104.4 (84.8-125.7)

26.3 (16.7-35.6)

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

0 (0–0)

26.9 (17.1-36.5)

Body Mass Index

        

 <18.5 kg/m2

107.8 (84.6-121.7)

2.2 (1.2-4.4)

0 (0–0)

110.4 (90.7-126.4)

30.2 (21.9-41.3)

0.7 (0.4-1.1)

0 (0–0)

31.3 (22.6-43.1)

 18.5-24.9 kg/m2

100.7 (82.6-119.0)

2.3 (1.2-3.9)

0 (0–0)

103.3 (85.6-122.0)

25.4 (17.4-33.4)

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

0 (0–0)

26.3 (18.1-34.5)

 25-29.9 kg/m2

100.0 (83.3-117.2)

2.1 (1.0-3.7)

0 (0–0)

103.0 (86.2-120.8)

25.8 (18.2-34.3)

0.5 (0.3-0.9)

0 (0–0)

26.4 (18.7-35.5)

 ≥30 kg/m2

99.5 (82.3-116.8)

1.9 (1.1-3.2)

0 (0–0)

102.2 (84.4-119.6)

26.7 (18.8-36.4)

0.5 (0.3-0.8)

0 (0–0)

27.4 (19.2-37.3)

  1. Note: All group comparisons were statistically significant.