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Table 2 Meta analysis proportion of boys and girls achieving physical activity recommendations and prevalence of girls achieving recommendations compared to boys

From: Adherence to the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation in preschool-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of accelerometer studies

 

k

Prevalence Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

I2

≥ 180 min TPA/day

12

0.95 (0.88, 1.01)

0.119

72.3%

≥ 60 min MVPA/day

18

0.85 (0.76, 0.94)

0.002

86.7%

Overall Physical Activity Recommendation

15

0.77 (0.65, 0.91)

0.002

91.8%

  1. CI = confidence interval, k = number of studies, MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, TPA = total physical activity