Table 1 General characteristics and accelerometer indices across participant groups, and between algorithms for sedentary indices

Female (%)^a

50

40

100

Age (years)

31.8 (6.6)

36.6 (10.1)

35.1 (10.5)

Body mass index (kg m⁻²)

26.9 (5.6)

22.3 (3.5)^b

26.9 (5.6)

Days monitored

5.0 (1.4)

5.7 (1.3)

5.5 (1.6)

Registered time (min day⁻¹)

860 (64)

974 (163)^b

870 (140)

Active time (min day⁻¹)

365 (65)

545 (75)^b

422 (83)^c

Average active counts (cts min⁻¹)

973 (310)

1256 (286)^b

956 (195)

Light activity (min day⁻¹)

223 (43)

248 (58)^d

218 (50)

Moderate-1 activity (min day⁻¹)

86 (24)^e

187 (44)^e

157 (53)^e

Moderate-2 to Vigorous activity (min day⁻¹)

56 (33)

110 (50)^b

47 (29)

Sedentary time (min day⁻¹)

1075 (65)

896 (75)^b

1018 (83)^c

Sedentary breaks (breaks ≥ 1 min)

 Number per day

  MAH/UFFE algorithm

87 (11)^f

76 (10)

71 (14)

  Healy–Matthews algorithm

86 (11)

75 (10)

70 (14)

 Minutes per break

  MAH/UFFE algorithm

4.2 (0.8)^e

7.3 (1.4)^e

6.2 (1.8)^e

  Healy–Matthews algorithm

4.3 (0.8)

7.3 (1.4)

6.2 (1.8)

Total counts (cts day⁻¹)

366 862 (136 960)

692 972 (193 778)^b

412 776 (124 832)

Average counts (cts day⁻¹ min⁻¹)

432 (171)

721 (193)^b

482 (155)