Children | Adolescents | |||
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Boys (n = 269) | Girls (n = 288) | Boys (n = 238) | Girls (n = 279) | |
Age (y) | 9.5 ± 0.3 | 9.5 ± 0.4 | 15.6 ± 0.4 | 15.5 ± 0.4 |
Sexual maturation status (%): *† | ||||
Pre-pubescents (Stage 1) | 98.4 | 57.6 | 0.5 | 0 |
Pubescents (Stages 2, 3 and 4) | 1.6 | 42.4 | 16.3 | 45.7 |
Post-pubescents (Stage 5) | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 54.3 |
Weight (Kg) *† | 33.4 ± 6.2 | 33.7 ± 6.7 | 64.2 ± 10.7 | 57.8 ± 8.8 |
Height (m) *† | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 1.8 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.1 21.2 ± 2.7 |
Body mass index (Kg/m2) † | 17.2 ± 2.4 | 17.3 ± 2.4 | 20.7 ± 2.8 | |
Overweight/obesity (%) § | 13.4 | 17.7 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
Waist circumference (cm) *† | 60.7 ± 6.0 | 60.2 ± 6.1 | 73.8 ± 7.1 | 70.0 ± 6.7 |
High-risk waist circumference (%) ‡II | 27.2 | 28.6 | 17.4 | 30.1 |
Percentage body fat *† | 16.1 ± 6.3 | 18.6 ± 5.6 | 14.0 ± 6.5 | 23.4 ± 5.5 |
Total amount of PA (counts/min) *† | 805 ± 259 | 665 ± 189 | 557 ± 199 | 490 ± 154 |
Moderate PA (min/d) *† | 185 ± 50 | 159 ± 41 | 65 ± 31 | 58 ± 22 |
Vigorous PA (min/d) *† | 35 ± 23 | 24 ± 15 | 16 ± 12 | 11 ± 10 |
MVPA (min/d) *† | 220 ± 65 | 182 ± 51 | 81 ± 38 | 69 ± 28 |
Meeting PA recommendations: | ||||
≥ 60 min/day of MVPA (%) *† | 99.0 | 99.6 | 70.1 | 60.2 |