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Table 2 Mean ± SD for daily times spent at various PA intensity levels between 7 am to 9 pm and percentage of boys and girls who reached the international PA guideline [7]

From: Is there any relationship between physical activity level and patterns, and physical performance in children?

 

LPA (min)

MPA (min)

VPA (min)

VHPA (min)

≥60 min MPA to VHPA (%)

Boys (n = 86)

745.6 ± 24.4***

69.5 ± 16.6***

16.3 ± 6.4**

7.6 ± 3.9

95.3

Girls (n = 101)

763.0 ± 21.1

56.9 ± 14.2

12.8 ± 5.2

6.5 ± 5.4

77.5

  1. LPA: light physical activity; MPA: moderate physical activity; VPA: vigorous physical activity; VHPA: very high physical activity. ≥60 min MPA to VHPA (%): percentage of children which accumulated more than 60 min MPA to VHPA.
  2. **: significantly different between genders at p < 0.01; ***: significantly different between genders at p < 0.001.