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Table 2 Mean subjective sedentary time and objective sedentary time by accelerometry and other accelerometry variables

From: Development of a questionnaire to assess sedentary time in older persons – a comparative study using accelerometry

 

Weekday Mean (SD)

Weekend day Mean (SD)

p

Average day aMean (SD)

Questionnaire

    

Sedentary time (hours)

10.2 (3.8)

10.8 (3.5)

0.06

10.4 (3.5)

Accelerometry

    

Valid days, n

5.4 (1.2)

2.1 (0.6)

-

7.5 (1.5)

Mean wear time (hours)

15.3 (1.1)

14.9 (1.4)

<0.01

15.1 (1.1)

Mean counts per minute

227.6 (145.4)

198.2 (111.8)

<0.01

219.5 (130.7)

Sedentary time (hours)

10.1 (1.2)

10.3 (1.4)

0.08

10.2 (1.2)

Relative sedentary time (%)

66.4 (8.7)

69.6 (8.1)

<0.01

67.3 (8.2)

  1. a Average day = (weekday*5 + weekend day*2)/7.