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Table 1 Descriptive information on latent classes derived from accelerometry, overall and by age, gender, and school characteristics, among youth 6–17 years; NHANES 2003-2006

From: National youth sedentary behavior and physical activity daily patterns using latent class analysis applied to accelerometry

 

Overall

Age

 

Gender

In or Out of School

    

6–11 years (n = 1588)

 

12–14 years (n = 1247)

 

15–17 years (N = 1163

 

Boys(n = 2006)

 

Girls(n = 1992)

 

In School (n = 2874)

 

Out of School (n = 817)

 

Weighted % in Class

Weighted Average CPM/Day or Min/Day

Weighted % in Class

Weighted Average CPM/Day or Min/Day

Weighted % in Class

Weighted Average CPM/Day or Min/Day

Weighted % in Class

Weighted Average CPM/Day or Min/Day

Weighted % in Class

Weighted Average CPM/Day or Min/Day

Weighted % in Class

Weighted Average CPM/Day or Min/Day

Weighted % in Class

Weighted Average CPM/Day or Min/Day

Weighted % in Class

Weighted Average CPM/Day or Min/Day

Latent class: average CPM per day

Class 1- Least active

40.9

323.5

53.8

471.0

56.1

324.3

66.9

293.5

39.4

370.8

59.8

331.7

44.4

316.0

60.8

390.5

Class 2

40.3

559.6

41.1

746.5

35.1

554.5

26.9

516.0

40.4

605.4

37.5

624.5

37.4

532.1

36.8

720.6

Class 3

16.5

810.0

5.1

1107.4

8.8

848.3

6.2

782.7

17.7

860.4

2.7

1055.9

16.3

774.3

2.4

1124.0

Class 4 - Most active

2.3

1132.9

      

2.6

1147.0

  

1.8

1138.1

  

Latent class: percent of sedentary (0- < 100 CPM) out of total wearing time per day

Overall:

                

Class 1 - Most sedentary

13.5

544.6

8.7

469.6

10.0

574.8

22.0

559.9

12.2

534.3

15.1

549.4

13.2

557.2

27.6

483.3

Class 2

30.1

455.1

35.1

391.0

37.0

478.7

48.9

486.1

33.3

441.9

29.5

466.2

29.5

476.4

49.9

363.5

Class 3

38.5

357.7

41.1

309.7

39.7

393.0

22.6

391.9

39.0

343.8

35.7

366.9

36.6

387.8

22.5

258.4

Class 4 Least sendentary

18.0

259.2

15.1

227.9

13.3

306.2

6.6

289.7

15.5

240.7

19.7

275.1

20.7

292.5

  

Latent: class percent of light (100–2295) CPM) out of total wearing time per day

Class 1 - Least light activity

12.3

222.6

14.5

298.9

31.0

248.6

38.6

228.9

10.5

221.9

13.5

222.3

16.3

228.8

29.9

253.5

Class 2

29.3

301.7

55.7

385.5

49.4

334.8

46.1

315.0

30.2

306.7

29.1

297.1

32.0

307.5

50.7

362.6

Class 3

41.8

384.0

29.8

456.3

19.6

410.6

15.3

413.0

43.4

390.1

39.1

376.2

39.1

385.4

19.4

455.9

Class 4 - Most light activity

16.6

455.5

      

15.9

461.4

18.3

376.2

12.6

446.2

  

Latent class: percent of MVPA (> = 2296 CPM) out of total wearing time per day

Class 1 Least 56.4MVPA

59.9

25.0

56.5

32.8

66.6

23.0

80.9

21.7

56.6

31.7

69.4

21.6

61.0

23.9

68.8

26.5

Class 2

33.3

60.9

37.8

66.6

26.4

56.4

14.2

68.2

33.8

68.4

28.7

55.7

31.4

57.8

29.0

68.1

Class 3

3.1

89.0

5.8

110.7

7.0

98.8

4.9

64.7

4.4

87.6

2.0

99.0

2.9

96.5

2.2

118.6

Class 4 - Most vigorous activity

3.6

109.3

      

5.1

112.0

  

4.7

99.0

  

Latent class: of vigorous physical activity (> = 4012 CPM) out of total wearing time per day

Class 1 Least vigorous activity

76.8

7.1

76.0

9.4

89.9

7.8

87.8

5.4

75.0

9.5

81.3

5.4

79.8

7.1

84.2

7.9

Class 2

18.5

23.9

19.7

19.7

10.1

37.0

7.7

30.4

20.0

28.0

16.3

20.4

16.7

25.5

8.8

26.7

Class 3 Most vigorous activity

4.7

47.4

4.4

49.6

  

4.7

38.8

5.0

50.5

2.4

44.6

3.5

50.4

7.0

37.8

  1. Abbreviations: CPM counts per minute, min minute, MVPA moderate to vigorous physical activity
  2. Note: In some cases, a 2-class or 3-class solution is presented rather than a 4-class solution