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Table 2 Descriptive analysis (percentage and 95% confidence interval or median and 25th and 75 percentile) of physical activity and sitting time of adolescents for each Latin America country

From: Anthropometry, dietary intake, physical activity and sitting time patterns in adolescents aged 15–17 years: an international comparison in eight Latin American countries

Variables

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Ecuador

Peru

Venezuela

Overall

Walking (min/day) b

14.3 (8.6–30.0)

15.0 (8.6–30.0)

15.0 (10.0–30.0)

17.5 (8.9–30.0)

25.3 (8.6–35.3)

15.0 (8.6–30.0)

15.0 (8.6–28.6)

12.4 (7.5–25.0)

15.0 (8.6–30.0)

Moderate PA (min/day) b

15.0 (8.5–34.3)

17.1 (7.1–30.0)

21.4 (12.8–33.2)

8.6 (3.2–21.1)

12.8 (6.4–25.5)

21.4 (10.0–43.9)

17.1 (4.3–21.8)

12.8 (6.4–25.7)

17.1 (6.6–30.0)

Vigorous PA (min/day) b

25.7 (12.1–48.6)

30.0 (11.4–51.4)

21.4 (8.6–68.6)

25.6 (8.6–42.9)

25.7 (11.8–62.1)

20.3 (12.8–43.4)

17.1 (6.4–50.0)

18.6 (12.8–38.6)

25.7 (8.6–51.4)

Total PA (MET-min/week) b

1137.0 (504.0–2655.0)

1125.0 (412.5–2659.0)

1687.5 (626.0–3284.2)

1053.0 (473.0–2388.5)

1343.0 (594.0–2808.0)

1659.0 (901.8–3496.5)

897.0 (396.0–2147.7)

1074.0 (321.7–2161.8)

1188.0 (480.0–2660.7)

Physical inactivity (%) a

28.7 (19.5–37.9)

33.6 (25.6–41.6)

24.6 (13.8–35.4)

32.9 (23.3–43.8)

21.4 (12.9–31.4)

15.0 (6.7–25.0)

28.9 (20.0–38.9)

41.6 (31.2–53.2)

29.2 (25.8–32.9)

ST total (min/day) b

240.0 (135.0–360.0)

240.0 (163.1–330.0)

330.0 (210.0–405.0)

300.0 (180.0–450.0)

240.0 (130.0–360.0)

210.0 (150.0–330.0)

270.0 (180.0–360.0)

210.0 (102.5–277.5)

245.0 (150.0–360.0)

ST (min/day) on weekdays b

240.0 (120.0–360.0)

240.0 (150.0–360.0)

360.0 (172.5–480.0)

315.0 (180.0–480.0)

240.0 (120.0–420.0)

240.0 (120.0–420.0)

330.0 (240.0–480.0)

210.0 (107.5–330.0)

300.0 (140.0–420.0)

ST (min/day) on weekend b

240.0 (120.0–360.0)

195.0 (120.0–360.0)

300.0 (180.0–360.0)

300.0 (142.5–420.0)

240.0 (120.0–420.0)

180.0 (120.0–240.0)

240.0 (135.0–330.0)

180.0 (105.0–255.0)

240.0 (120.0–360.0)

  1. apercentage and 95% confidence interval;
  2. bmedian and 25th and 75th percentile;
  3. PA Physical activity, MET Metabolic equivalent, ST Sitting time