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Table 3 Minutes per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) based on accelerometry, for the sample data of 114 older women analyzed with the different cut-points identified by a review of the available literature

From: Accelerometry analysis of physical activity and sedentary behavior in older adults: a systematic review and data analysis

MVPA cut-point (counts/minute)

Median minutes/day (IQR)

% (95 % CI) who met criteriaa

Mean Difference (SD)

+/− 1.96

Median bouted min/day (IQR)

Mean Difference (SD)

+/− 1.96

≥574

80.1 (56.9 to 117.3)

94.7 (91.6 to 98.8)

63.75 (29.18)

57.19

24.3 (6.6 to 46.4)

15.59 (14.69)

28.80

≥760

61.8 (39.9 to 88.6)

85.1 (78.5 to 91.6)

42.35 (21.26)

41.66

17.7 (5.1 to 36.9)

9.92 (9.64)

18.90

≥1041

43.1 (25.5 to 62.0)

64.0 (55.2 to 72.8)

23.37 (12.88)

25.25

13.9 (2.7 to 31.3)

5.84 (6.27)

12.29

≥1566

27.3 (11.7 to 44.8)

44.7 (35.6 to 53.9)

6.50 (4.00)

7.85

10.5 (0 to 26.4)

2.28 (3.02)

5.92

≥1952

19.7 (6.9 to 35.8)

33.3 (24.7 to 41.9)

Reference

Reference

7.4 (0 to 23.5)

Reference

Reference

≥2000

19.4 (6.6 to 34.8

31.6 (23.05 to 40.1)

−0.59 (0.48)

0.94

7.1 (0 to 22.9)

−0.29 (0.76)

1.49

≥2020

19.1 (6.6 to 34.6)

31.6 (23.05 to 40.1)

−0.88 (0.69)

1.35

7.1 (0 to 22.9)

−0.40 (0.90)

1.77

≥3250

3.6 (0.4 to 12.9)

4.4 (0.6 to 8.1)

−15.47 (14.09)

27.61

0 (0 to 7.1)

−9.35 (13.38)

26.22

  1. The table includes median minutes of MVPA/day and mean difference (SD +/− 1.96) of different cut-points compared with the mostly frequently used cut-point (≥1,952 counts/min) based on the results from Bland-Altman methods
  2. aRecommended minimum of 30 min average MVPA per day