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Using wrist-worn accelerometer-based devices, this study aimed to characterize physical activity among Samoan adults.\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      <jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>\n                      :\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    Samoan adults (n\u2009=\u2009385; 55% female, mean [SD] age 52 [10] y) wore Actigraph GT3X+ devices for 7 to 10\u00a0days. General linear models were used to examine mean daily minutes of sedentary time, light physical activity, and moderate to vigorous physical activity by various participant characteristics.\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      <jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>\n                      :\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    Time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity did not differ statistically between men (88\u2009[5]\u00a0min; 95% confidence interval [CI], 80\u201397) and women (78\u2009[4]\u00a0min; 95% CI, 70\u201386;\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.08). Women, however, spent more time than men in light physical activity: 380 (7)\u00a0minutes (95% CI, 367\u2013393) versus 344 (7)\u00a0minutes (95% CI, 329\u2013358;\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u2009.001). While there were no differences in physical activity by census region, education, or occupation among women, men in urban areas spent significantly less time in moderate to vigorous physical activity than those in peri-urban and rural areas (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.015). Women with class II\/III obesity spent more time in sedentary activities than those with healthy weight or overweight\/class I obesity (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.048).\n                    <jats:italic>\n                      <jats:bold>Conclusions<\/jats:bold>\n                      :\n                    <\/jats:italic>\n                    This study characterizes physical activity among Samoan adults and highlights variation by sex, urbanicity, and weight status. 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