Descriptive data from large, UK-based, accelerometry studies using similar age groups
| Study name | Setting | Year | Mean age (years) | Sample size | Mean CPM | Cut point for Sed/MVPA | Sedentary (hours) | MVPA (min) | Prevalence of PA (%) |
| SPACES | Scotland wide | 2015–2016 | 11.1 | 774 | 622 | <100 >2296 | 7.5 | 72 | 11/68.3% |
| MCS | UK (Scotland Sample) | 2008–2009 | 7.5 | 761 | 615 | <100 >2241 | 6.4 | 62 | 52.5% |
| GMS | North East England | 2008–2009 | 9.3 | 405 | 643 | <1100 >3200 | Not reported | 24 | 5.7% |
| SPEEDY | South East England | 2007 | 10.2 | 1862 | 665 | <100 >2000 | 7.6 | 74 | 70.5% |
| ALSPAC | South West England | 2003–2005 | 11.8 | 5595 | 580 | <100 >3600 | 7.2 | 20 | 2.5% |
ALSPAC, avon longitudinal study of parents and children5; CPM, counts per minute; GMS, gateshead millennium cohort study33; MCS, millennium cohort study10; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; PA, physical activity; SPACES, studying physical activity in children’s environments across Scotland; SPEEDY, sport physical activity and eating behaviour: environmental determinants in young people34.