Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between children included and excluded from this study in the GUSTO cohort

Sex, n (%)

0.860

 Girls

204 (48%)

190 (47%)

 Boys

221 (52%)

211 (53%)

Ethnicity, n (%)

0.430

 Chinese

249 (59%)

226 (56%)

 Malay

106 (25%)

95 (24%)

 Indian

70 (16%)

80 (20%)

Maternal education, n (%)

0.028

 Secondary or below

133 (31%)

94 (24%)

 Post-secondary

143 (34%)

136 (34%)

 University

149 (35%)

168 (42%)

 Missing data

0

3

Maternal age at recruitment, n (%)

0.670

  < 27 years

93 (22%)

98 (24%)

 27–33 years

173 (41%)

160 (40%)

  > 33 years

159 (37%)

143 (36%)

Body Mass Index of children at age 5.5 years (kg/m²), Mean (SD)

15.44 (1.95)

15.52 (2.21)

0.580

Parental practices at age 5.5 years (z-score), Mean (SD)

 Parental involvement in PA

−0.04 (0.99)

0.04 (1.01)

0.220

 Parental support for PA

−0.07 (0.99)

0.07 (1.01)

0.044

 Parental control on screen viewing context

0.00 (1.00)

0.00 (1.00)

0.940

 Overall parental practices

−0.05 (0.98)

0.05 (1.02)

0.160

Environmental factors at age 5.5 years (z-score), Mean (SD)

 Facilities for active play

−0.04 (1.00)

0.04 (1.00)

0.260

 Facilitators for active mobility

0.00 (0.97)

0.00 (1.03)

0.900

 Barriers to active mobility

0.04 (1.00)

−0.04 (1.00)

0.260

 Overall environmental factors

0.00 (0.98)

0.00 (1.02)

0.900

Accelerometer measured movement behaviours at age 5.5 years (min/day), Mean (SD)

 Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity

71 (24)

70 (21)

0.620

 Light intensity physical activity

344 (49)

343 (49)

0.920

 Inactivity (Sedentary behaviour)

488 (69)

482 (65)

0.430

 Sleep

537 (42)

542 (47)

0.290

 Missing

0

272

Accelerometer measured movement behaviours at age 8 years (min/day), Mean (SD)

 Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity

70 (26)

73 (26)

0.200

 Light intensity physical activity

333 (52)

334 (54)

0.810

 Inactivity (Sedentary behaviour)

512 (67)

511 (73)

0.970

 Sleep

526 (44)

520 (45)

0.230

 Missing

0

252