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Table 5 Median (interquartile range) minutes per day spent in moderate-to- vigorous intensity physical activity embedded within bouts of light intensity 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

 

Moderate intensity

Vigorous intensity

Moderate-to-vigorous intensity

Total Sample

14.4 (5.2-28.5)

0.0 (0.0-0.2)

15.5 (5.7-29.7)

Sex

   

 Men

19.8 (8.3-36.2)

0.0 (0.0-0.4)

20.3 (8.5-38.2)

 Women

9.7 (3.3-20.8)

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

9.8 (3.4-22.0)

Age

   

 20-39 years

20.5 (10.3-34.5)

0.0 (0.0-0.7)

21.2 (10.8-37.0)

 40-59 years

15.4 (6.5-28.8)

0.0 (0.0-0.2)

15.9 (6.7-29.7)

 ≥60 years

3.3 (0.7-11.4)

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

3.3 (0.7-11.4)

Race/Ethnicity

   

 Non-Hispanic white

14.0 (4.7-28.0)a

0.0 (0.0-0.2)a

14.6 (4.8-29.4)a

 Non-Hispanic black

12.6 (4.8-26.2)a

0.0 (0.0-0.2)a

12.7 (4.9-27.6)a

 Mexican American

18.8 (8.4-37.0)b

0.0 (0.0-0.3)a

19.2 (8.5-38.0)b

 Other

15.1 (6.6-29.0)b

0.0 (0.0-0.2)a

15.3 (6.7-30.7)b

Body Mass Index

   

 <18.5 kg/m2

12.0 (4.8-23.5)a

0.0 (0.0-0.2)ab

12.2 (4.8-24.0)a

 18.5-24.9 kg/m2

17.1 (6.6-33.2)b

0.0 (0.0-0.6)b

18.3 (6.8-35.3)b

 25-29.9 kg/m2

16.0 (5.8-29.7)b

0.0 (0.0-0.2)a

16.7 (5.9-30.9)b

 ≥30 kg kg/m2

10.2 (3.5-21.7)a

0.0 (0.0-0.0)a

10.3 (3.5-22)a

  1. Note: All group comparisons were statistically significant unless the median (interquartile range) is followed by an aor bsymbol. Groups with the same letter symbols were not statistically different from each other.