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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants according to validitya of accelerometry data

From: Acceptability and use of waist-worn physical activity monitors in Jamaican adolescents: lessons from the field

 

Valid data n (%)

Non-valid data n (%)

P-value

Gender

  

0.1

 Male

13 (87)

2 (13)

 

 Female

52 (84)

10 (16)

 

Age group

  

0.127

  ≤ 15 years

38 (90)

4 (10)

 

  ≥ 16 years

27 (77)

8 (23)

 

School socio-economic status

  

0.206

Situated in low-income settings

33 (79)

9 (21)

 

Situated in high-income settings

32 (91)

3 (9)

 
  1. One participant lost his/her accelerometer
  2. aData considered valid if there were more than 4 days of greater than 10 h wear time