Sentence examples for sedentary range from inspiring English sources

A sedentary bout was defined as a period of time >5 min when count values fell into the sedentary range with only 1 allowable minute outside the sedentary range.

In a systematic review of the different definitions of sedentary for screening participants for entrance into physical activity intervention trials, Bennett et al. [ 90], found that the definition of sedentary ranged from less than 20 to less than 150 minutes per week minutes of physical activity and that few studies reported the type and intensity of physical activity used to screen participants.

The reliability of the questionnaire appears to be comparable with existing instruments (other than the CAPANS-PA) that assess weekly (Mon-Sat) time in MVPA or associated PAEE ranging from ICC = 0.24 - 0.98 [ 22, 24, 43] and weekly time spent in sedentary activities ranging from ICC = 0.57 -0.86 [ 38, 43] among youths.

Average percentage of time engaged in MVPA and sedentary pursuits ranged from 6.7%to43%3% and 23.2% to 63.5% by accelerometry, and 2% to 53.9% and 46.1% to 80.2% by observation, respectively.

Sedentary indicators ranged from 0.32 to 0.83.

The total sedentary time ranged from 192.0 ± 40.0 min/day in Ghana to 227.6 ± 61.0 min/day in Jamaica.

We also identified five cut-points used for classifying sedentary time, ranging from 50 to 500 counts/min.

The reliability for the six individual sedentary activities ranged from 0.31 (talking) to 0.85 (napping) and was 0.84 for TV watching.

According to European Union data collected in 1997 [ 31], percentages for leisure-time sedentary behaviour ranged from 43.3% (Sweden) to 87.8% (Portugal).

Nelson et al. [ 24], using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, identified seven groups of adolescents aged 14 16 years, based on physical activity and sedentary behaviours– ranging from inactive adolescents who spent a lot of time watching television and playing games to those who did little physical activity and watched little television.

Scores will be summed to form a total score for sedentary activities (possible range 14-42) and a total score for physical activities (possible range 41-123), withigherer scores indicating greater activity.