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Table 5 Minutes per day of sedentary behavior based on accelerometry, for sample data of 114 older women with different cut-points based on a review of the available literature

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

Sedentary cut-point (counts/min)

Mean of average min/day (SD)

Mean (SD) % of day spent in sedentary time

Mean difference (SD)

+/− 1.96

≤50

474.8 (77.2)

61.5 (8.0)

−47.40 (11.92)

23.35

<100

522.2 (78.3)

67.7 (7.8)

Reference

Reference

<200

581.2 (77.9)

75.3 (7.4)

58.94 (14.49)

28.40

<260

604.2 (76.9)

78.5 (7.1)

82.95 (19.54)

38.31

<500

665.2 (72.1)

86.3 (5.9)

142.98 (32.18)

63.07

  1. The table includes mean minutes of sedentary behavior per day and the mean difference (SD = +/− 1.96) of different cut-points compared with the mostly frequently used cut-point (<100 counts/min) based on the results from Bland-Altman methods