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Table 3 Median (interquartile range) daily time spent in sporadic physical activity of different intensities, in minutes per day and as a fraction of total physical activity, within men 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 (SPA + BPA)

 

Light intensity

Moderate intensity

Vigorous intensity

All intensities

Light intensity

Moderate intensity

Vigorous intensity

All intensities

All 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)

Age

        

 20-39 years

93.4 (72.6-110.7)

3.4 (2.0-5.3)

0 (0–0)

97.9 (76.8-115.8)

21.4 (13.8-30.0)

0.8 (0.4-1.3)

0 (0–0)

22.2 (14.3-31.1)

 40-59 years

99.5 (80.8-116.6)

2.8 (1.8-4.6)

0 (0–0)

102.9 (83.8-121.2)

24.2 (16.8-32.6)

0.7 (0.4-1.2)

0 (0–0)

25.0 (17.5-33.8)

 ≥60 years

101.3 (86.1-117.1)

1.3 (0.6-2.0)

0 (0–0)

103.0 (87.5-118.9)

31.7 (24.2-44.5)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0 (0–0)

32.3 (24.7-45.1)

Race/Ethnicity

        

 Non-Hispanic white

98.4 (81.6-114.7)

2.5 (1.4-4.5)

0 (0–0)

101.5 (84.2-118.3)

25.7 (17.6-34.8)

0.6 (0.4-1.1)

0 (0–0)

26.7 (18.4-36.0)

 Non-Hispanic black

100.8 (83.8-118.7)

2.5 (1.5-4.2)

0 (0–0)

103.9 (86.8-120.7)

23.5 (17.2-32.3)

0.6 (0.3-1.0)

0 (0–0)

24.4 (17.6-33.4)

 Mexican American

82.0 (61.2-105.2)

2.7 (1.6-4.0)

0 (0–0)

86.2 (64.9-108.1)

17.1 (10.8-25.8)

0.5 (0.3-0.8)

0 (0–0)

17.7 (11.3-26.6)

 Other

97.5 (76.5-115.9)

3.0 (1.9-4.7)

0 (0–0)

102.1 (78.7-121.0)

24.9 (14.9-36.5)

0.7 (0.4-1.3)

0 (0–0)

25.9 (16.1-37.5)

Body Mass Index

        

 <18.5 kg/m2

109.8 (81.4-122.7)

2.8 (1.5-4.6)

0 (0–0)

114.0 (82.9-127.1)

30.3 (20.8-40.9)

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

0 (0–0)

31.3 (21.6-42.7)

 18.5-24.9 kg/m2

98.2 (78.8-114.6)

2.9 (1.6-4.8)

0 (0–0)

101.3 (83.0-117.7)

23.4 (15.6-33.1)

0.7 (0.4-1.1)

0 (0–0)

24.3 (16.5-34.4)

 25-29.9 kg/m2

97.5 (80.8-114.5)

2.6 (1.4-4.5)

0 (0–0)

100.8 (83.4-119.0)

24.4 (16.8-32.9)

0.6 (0.4-1.1)

0 (0–0)

25.4 (17.4-34.2)

 ≥30 kg/m2

97.2 (79.1-113.8)

2.4 (1.4-4.0)

0 (0–0)

100.3 (81.7-117.3)

25.6 (17.5-35.6)

0.6 (0.3-1.1)

0 (0–0)

26.4 (18.3-36.7)

  1. Note: All group comparisons were statistically significant.