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Table 4 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 women 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

All 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

102.0 (83.8-119.2)

2.4 (1.4-3.9)

0 (0–0)

104.6 (86.2-122.7)

25.7 (17.7-33.0)

0.6 (0.3-1.0)

0 (0–0)

26.6 (18.4-33.8)

 40-59 years

103.4 (87.0-123.1)

1.8 (1.1-2.8)

0 (0–0)

105.6 (89.4-126.3)

25.7 (19.0-33.4)

0.4 (0.3-0.7)

0 (0–0)

26.5 (19.4-34.2)

 ≥60 years

103.6 (88.1-120.2)

0.8 (0.4-1.3)

0 (0–0)

104.7 (89.1-121.4)

32.4 (23.5-44.3)

0.2 (0.1-0.5)

0 (0–0)

32.7 (23.7-44.6)

Race/Ethnicity

        

 Non-Hispanic white

102.8 (86.4-120.6)

1.6 (0.8-2.9)

0 (0–0)

105.0 (89.3-123.1)

27.5 (20.1-35.6)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0 (0–0)

28.2 (20.6-36.2)

 Non-Hispanic black

104.1 (86.0-121.0)

1.6 (0.9-2.6)

0 (0–0)

106.7 (88.2-124.7)

27.0 (19.8-35.9)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0 (0–0)

27.6 (20.1-36.7)

 Mexican American

98.1 (79.8-118.5)

1.7 (1.0-2.7)

0 (0–0)

100.1 (82.0-120.9)

24.5 (16.2-32.5)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0 (0–0)

25.0 (16.6-33.7)

 Other

104.6 (85.6-126.8)

1.7 (1.0-2.6)

0 (0–0)

105.9 (87.3-129.6)

26.7 (17.1-34.5)

0.4 (0.3-0.6)

0 (0–0)

27.1 (17.3-35.5)

Body Mass Index

        

 <18.5 kg/m2

106.1 (85.5-121.1)

2.0 (1.0-3.6)

0 (0–0)

108.3 (90.9-125.6)

29.8 (22.8-42.3)

0.6 (0.3-1.0)

0 (0–0)

31.1 (23.0-43.0)

 18.5-24.9 kg/m2

102.1 (85.2-121.6)

1.8 (0.9-3.0)

0 (0–0)

104.7 (87.6-125.3)

26.7 (19.1-33.7)

0.4 (0.2-0.8)

0 (0–0)

27.3 (19.5-34.5)

 25-29.9 kg/m2

103.6 (88.7-122.2)

1.4 (0.8-2.6)

0 (0–0)

106.0 (90.2-124.1)

27.1 (19.4-35.9)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0 (0–0)

27.7 (19.9-36.7)

 ≥30 kg/m2

102.9 (85.8-119.2)

1.6 (0.9-2.6)

0 (0–0)

104.6 (87.5-121.2)

27.9 (19.9-36.8)

0.4 (0.3-0.7)

0 (0–0)

28.6 (20.3-37.4)

  1. Note: All group comparisons were statistically significant with the exception of vigorous intensity minutes in the Non-Hispanic black and Mexican American groups and light intensity minutes in the <18.5 kg/m2 and ≥30 kg/m2 groups.