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Table 3 Minutes/day estimated in sedentary behavior and physical activity intensities by different accelerometry protocols in children of the GENOBOX study

From: Evaluation of Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Levels Using Different Accelerometry Protocols in Children from the GENOBOX Study

Accelerometry protocol

Sedentary behavior (min)

Light PA (min)

Moderate PA (min)

Vigorous PA (min)

Moderate–vigorous PA (min)

Removed periods of 20 min or more of consecutive zero counts (NWT-20) (n = 535)

 Evenson et al. [18]

473.4 ± 89.9a

247.6 ± 61.2a

36.4 ± 13.9a

15.3 ± 21.3a

51.6 ± 27.7a

 Freedson et al. [20]

498.1 ± 88.7c

92.5 ± 22.5b

166.5 ± 46.6b

13.6 ± 10.1b

180.2 ± 50.3b

 Mattocks et al. [22]

473.4 ± 89.9a

278.2 ± 67.5c

17.6 ± 11.4c

3.4 ± 18.4c

21 ± 22.5c

 Pulsford et al. [19]

471 ± 90b

248.2 ± 61.2d

36.1 ± 13.5d

17.3 ± 21.7d

53.4 ± 28d

 Puyau et al. [21]

631.5 ± 82.8d

113.2 ± 34.2e

26.3 ± 15.2e

1.5 ± 17.4e

27.8 ± 23.7e

 Troiano et al. [15]

471 ± 90b

239.8 ± 59.1f

58.1 ± 22.6f

3.7 ± 18.5f

61.8 ± 29.6f

 p value*

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Removed periods of 60 min or more of consecutive zero counts (NWT-60) (n = 543)

 Evenson et al. [18]

507.1 ± 117.6a

245.2 ± 61.1a

36 ± 13.7a

15 ± 21.1a

51 ± 27.5a

 Freedson et al. [20]

531.6 ± 116.5c

91.6 ± 22.4b

165 ± 46.6b

13.4 ± 10b

178.4 ± 50.3b

 Mattocks et al. [22]

507.1 ± 117.6a

275.5 ± 67.5c

17.4 ± 11.3c

3.4 ± 18.3c

20.7 ± 22.3c

 Pulsford et al. [19]

504.7 ± 117.7b

245.8 ± 61.1d

35.7 ± 13.3d

17.1 ± 21.6d

52.8 ± 27.8d

 Puyau et al. [21]

663.7 ± 110.4d

112.2 ± 34.1e

25.9 ± 15.1e

1.5 ± 17.3e

27.4 ± 23.6e

 Troiano et al. [15]

504.7 ± 117.7b

237.5 ± 59f

57.5 ± 22.4f

3.6 ± 18.3f

61.1 ± 29.4f

 p value*

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. PA physical activity
  3. No matching superscript letters (a, b, c, d, e, f) indicate significant differences in sedentary behavior or different intensities of physical activity between the different accelerometry protocols by two-way ANOVA and Wilcoxon tests, depending on variables following or not a normal distribution, with repeated measures (p < 0.05)
  4. *p value between the accelerometer protocols for sedentary behavior and different physical activity intensity levels applying a one-way ANOVA