Physical activity and sedentary behavior following pediatric burns – a preliminary investigation using objective activity monitoring

Table 3 Descriptors for daily physical activity and sedentary behavior

Parameter ^a (min∙day^− 1)	Boys (n = 12)			Girls (n = 8)			p-value ^b (Boys vs Girls)
Parameter ^a (min∙day^− 1)	Mean	SD	Range	Mean	SD	Range	p-value ^b (Boys vs Girls)
Wear time	756	69	649–897	741	64	676–841	.6302
Total PA	317	54	247–412	284	19	255–310	.1165
- Light PA	255	39	201–323	251	16	229–279	.7878
- Moderate PA	41	13	22–63	24	7	15–35	.0034	*
- Vigorous PA	22	10	4–40	9	4	5–18	.0027	*
MVPA	63	23	28–99	33	10	24–53	.0028	*
SB	439	92	345–651	457	66	389–552	.6399

Abbreviations: PA physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, SB sedentary behavior, vs versus. ^*p < .005. ^a Obtained from accelerometry with epoch length 15 s (minutes per day: mean ± SD, range). ^b independent samples T-tests

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