Table 2 Participants accelerometer-derived PA data, by site, sex, and time point (n = 851).

From: Objectively measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity does not attenuate prospective weight gain among african-origin adults spanning the epidemiological transition

 

Ghana

South Africa

Jamaica

Seychelles

United States

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Baseline

Follow-up

Men

Individuals with valid PA data

n = 65

n = 55

n = 55

n = 139

n = 48

Sedentary time (min/d in 1-min bouts)

188 (165, 224)

246 (202, 309)

208 (179, 237)

184 (150, 218)

235 (214, 277)

241 (196, 296)

196 (168, 238)

259 (207, 307)

210 (171, 245)

194 (161, 275)

MVPA (min/d in 1-min bouts)

41 (26, 62)

38 (22, 56)

52 (36, 78)

41 (31, 65)

24 (14, 38)

25 (11, 49)

32 (17, 47)

23 (10, 39)

22 (11, 42)

15 (8, 33)

Sedentary time (min/d in 10-min bouts)

41 (23, 63)

129 (84, 216)

41 (25, 62)

75 (47, 106)

74 (52, 100)

120 (73, 168)

57 (38, 80)

129 (82, 187)

43 (27, 67)

84 (44, 153)

MVPA (min/d in 10-min bouts)

18 (7, 34)

15 (6, 31)

27 (14, 46)

18 (11, 34)

7 (0, 16)

7 (1, 21)

12 (3, 27)

6 (0, 16)

7 (0, 18)

3 (0, 17)

Women

Individuals with valid data

n = 119

n = 68

n = 51

n = 185

n = 66

Sedentary time (min/d in 1-min bouts)

194 (169, 218)

270 (217, 334)

216 (197, 249)

185 (144, 218)

211 (174, 242)

202 (174, 234)

185 (152, 219)

251 (201, 304)

211 (179, 240)

190 (156, 225)

MVPA (min/d in 1-min bouts)

23 (14, 36)

16 (8, 30)

20 (11, 29)

14 (8, 25)

17 (8, 33)

13 (8, 19)

22 (13, 32)

16 (8, 25)

7 (4, 16)

8 (2, 15)

Sedentary time (min/d in 10-min bouts)

40 (26, 53)

164 (112, 228)

59 (34, 85)

75 (52, 109)

51 (26, 66)

88 (67, 129)

44 (24, 74)

122 (75, 198)

42 (33, 58)

67 (46, 112)

MVPA (min/d in 10-min bouts)

8 (4, 16)

4 (0, 10)

9 (3, 16)

5 (2,10)

8 (2, 16)

4 (2, 8)

8 (2, 16)

4 (0, 11)

0 (0, 4)

0 (0, 5)

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or counts (percentage). PA: physical activity; MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous intensity PA.