Table 2 Physical activity patterns according to the awareness of the accelerometer
From: Awareness of wearing an accelerometer does not affect physical activity in youth
Blinded group (n = 38) | Non-blinded group (n = 40) | Effect size (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|
All days | |||
Daily total counts | 178.8 ± 57.9 | 201.8 ± 69.5 | −0.36 (0.12) |
Overall wearing duration, min | 712.0 ± 81.3 | 737.5 ± 85.8 | −0.30 (0.18) |
Time spent in sedentary PA, % | 73.0 ± 8.1 | 69.4 ± 9.1 | 0.42 (0.07) |
Time spent in light PA, % | 19.4 ± 6.2 | 21.8 ± 6.3 | −0.38 (0.09) |
Time spent in moderate PA, % | 4.7 ± 2.3 | 5.5 ± 3.0 | −0.30 (0.20) |
Time spent in vigorous PA, % | 2.9 ± 1.8 | 3.3 ± 2.1 | −0.20 (0.42) |
Time spent in MVPA, % | 7.6 ± 3.3 | 8.8 ± 4.2 | −0.32 (0.19) |
School days | |||
Daily total counts | 194.4 ± 64.7 | 207.3 ± 70.1 | −0.19 (0.40) |
Overall wearing duration, min | 779.6 ± 94.9 | 800.9 ± 97.8 | −0.22 (0.33) |
Time spent in sedentary PA, % | 71.7 ± 8.4 | 68.8 ± 9.4 | 0.32 (0.16) |
Time spent in light PA, % | 19.6 ± 6.5 | 22.3 ± 6.8 | −0.41 (0.07) |
Time spent in moderate PA, % | 5.2 ± 2.3 | 5.5 ± 3.3 | −0.10 (0.63) |
Time spent in vigorous PA, % | 3.6 ± 2.4 | 3.4 ± 2.2 | 0.09 (0.75) |
Time spent in MVPA, % | 8.8 ± 3.8 | 8.9 ± 4.4 | −0.02 (0.88) |
School-free days | |||
Daily total counts | 165.0 ± 66.6 | 196.3 ± 88.2 | −0.40 (0.08) |
Overall wearing duration, min | 643.9 ± 115.4 | 674.1 ± 104.2 | −0.28 (0.24) |
Time spent in sedentary PA, % | 74.1 ± 9.6 | 70.0 ± 11.0 | 0.40 (0.09) |
Time spent in light PA, % | 19.3 ± 6.7 | 21.4 ± 7.3 | −0.30 (0.20) |
Time spent in moderate PA, % | 4.3 ± 3.4 | 5.5 ± 3.7 | −0.34 (0.14) |
Time spent in vigorous PA, % | 2.3 ± 1.8 | 3.2 ± 2.8 | −0.38 (0.12) |
Time spent in MVPA, % | 6.6 ± 4.5 | 8.6 ± 5.4 | −0.40 (0.08) |