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Table 4 Minutes in participating in different physical activity levels, estimated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ), documented in time geographic diaries and measured with accelerometer, presented in different levels of the Gross Motor Function Classification System Expanded and Revised (GMFCS-E&R)

From: Participation in physical activities for children with cerebral palsy: feasibility and effectiveness of physical activity on prescription

   

Baseline

Follow-up at 8 months

Level I-II

Level III-V

Level I-V

Level I,II

Level III-V

Level I-V

(n = 4/5)

(n = 6)

(n = 10/11)

(n = 4/5)

(n = 6)

(n = 10/11)

STa

min/day

IPAQ

360 [180-480]

240 [120-660]

325 [165-510]

360 [240-600]

240 [120-660]

340 [165-600]

Diary

543 [360-630]

305 [280-430]

390 [282-554]

490 [325-563]

418 [192-519]

428 [293-553]

Accelerometer

464 [374-563]

673 [403-699]

496 [386-689]

499 [430-596]

623 [524-687]

574 [495-618]

LPAb

min/day

IPAQ

300 [180-540]

540 [180-615]

360 [180-600]

360 [280-420]

540 [180-615]

420 [255-555]

Accelerometer

119 [105-149]

84 [49-117]

109 [66-126]

128 [87-153]

95 [73-100]

128 [66-128]

MPAc

min/day

IPAQ

120 [60-240]

90 [60-180]

105 [60-180]

90 [60-120]

64 [25-105]

75 [67-120]

Accelerometer

125 [69-162]

29 [20-208]

84 [28-165]

106 [87-151]

64 [25-105]

106 [67-139]

LPAb- MPAc

min/day

Diary

273 [203-434]

405 [310-520]

360 [273-439]

306 [276-461]

413 [244-613]

398 [285-543]

VPAd

min/day

IPAQ

30 [15-60]

15 [0-60]

25 [0-60]

45 [0-120]

0 [0-90]

38 [0-98]

Diary

5 [0-103]

40 [8-155]

20 [0-117]

45 [14-76]

25 [0-113]

45 [0-75]

Accelerometer

2 [0-4]

0 [0-5]

2 [0-5]

1 [0-1]

0 [0-1]

1 [0-1]

  1. Data presented as median with 25 and 75 quartile
  2. aST: sedentary time; bLPA: light physical activity; cMPA: moderate physical activity; dVPA: vigorous physical activity
  3. 11 children filled in the IPAQ, whereas 10 children filled in time geographic diaries and 10 children used accelerometers
  4. In the time geographic diaries LPA and MPA were merged to LPA-MPA
  5. The cut-points used for the accelerometer were developed by Freedson et al. (2005): ≤100 counts/minute for ST, 101-499 counts/minute for LPA, ≥ 500 counts/minute MPA and ≥ 4000 counts/minute for VPA [56]