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Table 3  Sensitivity of the measurements results through dispersion frequencies of the data from the two-time blocks

From: Determining minimum number of valid days for accurate estimation of sedentary behaviour and awake-time movement behaviours using the ActivPAL3 in nursing home residents

 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Min

Max

Hours awake

 Midday

5.73

16.88

7.03

18.33

7.12

16.80

6.85

16.60

2.00

16.00

7.63

18.28

Midnight

5.87

21.32

6.68

16.72

5.33

19.28

6.07

16.55

6.97

17.07

4.58

16.70

Standing duration (h)

 Midday

0

11.86

0

11.04

0

10.70

0

9.49

0

9.18

0

9.19

Midnight

0

11.55

0

10.77

0

11.15

0

10.54

0

8.41

0

9.80

% time awake standing

 Midday

0.0

82.57

0.0

76.93

0

75.12

0

65.89

0

62.71

0

61.73

Midnight

0.0

79.64

0.0

74.98

0

78.06

0

73.94

0

54.46

0

65.84

Walking duration (h)

 Midday

0

2.53

0

2.74

0

2.48

0

2.94

0

2.59

0

3.38

Midnight

0

3.22

0

2.99

0

2.32

0

2.77

0

2.61

0

3.39

% time awake walking 

 Midday

0

25.0

0

21.90

0

18.59

0

24.10

0

21.70

0

29.90

Midnight

0

27.68

0

24.19

0

17.65

0

20.73

0

23.22

0

30.24

Absolute time upright (h)

 Midday

0

12.45

0

11.54

0

11.19

0

9.92

0

9.67

0

9.68

Midnight

0

12.12

0

11.29

0

11.60

0

11.00

0

9.23

0

10.31

% time awake upright

 Midday

0

86.49

0

80.42

0

78.50

0

75.24

0

66.06

0

66.89

Midnight

0

83.59

0

78.59

0

81.22

0

77.20

0

66.88

0

69.30

Number of it to stand transitions

Midday

2

155

2

118

2

132

2

133

2

93

2

122

 Midnight

1

141

1

130

1

116

1

159

1

102

1

104

Absolute time in hours of SB (h)

Midday

1.94

15.89

2.81

16.57

3.06

15.31

2.80

15.50

1.96

14.88

3.75

15.85

 Midnight

2.38

15.63

3.08

15.61

2.68

16.97

3.14

15.45

3.69

14.94

4.03

15.60

% time awake in SB

Midday

13.51

100

19.58

100

21.50

100

24.76

100

33.94

100

33.11

100

 Midnight

16.41

100

21.41

100

18.78

100

22.80

100

33.12

100

30.70

100

Number of SB bouts < 30 min

Midday

0

154

0

117

0

130

0

131

0

92

0

122

 Midnight

0

141

0

129

0

113

0

159

0

100

0

103

Absolute time spent in bouts < 30 min (h)

Midday

0

8.34

0

6.24

0

6.59

0

7.32

0

6.70

0

8.20

 Midnight

0

6.53

0

6.44

0

6.52

0

6.83

0

6.26

0

6.68

% time awake in bouts < 30 min (h)

Midday

0

58.26

0

45.24

0

50.06

0

57.85

0

56.02

0

56.14

 Midnight

0

56.47

0

51.09

0

53.03

0

53.73

0

47.98

0

48.11

Number of SB bouts between 30–60 min

Midday

0

8

0

9

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

8

 Midnight

0

11

0

7

0

8

0

9

0

11

0

8

Absolute time spent in bouts 30–60 min

Midday

0

6.07

0

6.33

0

7.03

0

7.02

0

6.88

0

6.31

 Midnight

0

7.18

0

4.89

0

6.07

0

6.32

0

8.05

0

5.70

% time awake in bouts between 30–60 min

Midday

0

43.33

0

48.33

0

44.90

0

52.55

0

46.19

0

45.58

 Midnight

0

49.12

0

47.45

0

41.03

0

40.99

0

47.15

0

41.99

Number of SB bouts between > 60 min

 Midday

0

6

0

7

0

6

0

6

0

5

0

6

Midnight

0

7

0

6

0

6

0

7

0

6

0

6

Absolute time spent in bouts > 60 min

 Midday

0

14.23

0

14.0

0

13.87

0

14.17

0

13.23

0

13.46

Midnight

0

13.47

0

14.1

0

14.12

0

13.36

0

14.55

0

14.04

% time awake in bouts between > 60 min

Midday

0

100

0

100

0

100

0

100

0

100

0

100

Midnight

0

100

0

100

0

100

0

100

0

100

0

100

Average duration of SB bouts in minutes

 Midday

2.69

330.0

3.05

420.0

3.55

416.0

2.90

366.0

4.38

360.0

2.57

360.5

Midnight

2.75

660.0

2.72

699.0

4.18

847.0

2.58

720.0

3.80

719.0

3.33

722.0

  1. Block time in bold indicates the more sensitive time block for each outcome measure
  2. Min Minimum value of data dispersion, Max Maximum value of data dispersion, Midnight Midnight time block, Midday Midday time block, h Hours, min Minutes, % Percentage