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Table 2 Characteristics of the study population

From: Validation of actigraphy sleep metrics in children aged 8 to 16 years: considerations for device type, placement and algorithms

  

Males

Females

Total

n

 

70

67

137

Age (years)

 

11.6 (2.1)

10.8 (2.3)

11.2 (2.3)

Ethnicity, n (%)

New Zealand European & Others

59 (84%)

49 (73%)

108 (79%)

Māori

9 (13%)

13 (19%)

22 (16%)

Pacific

2 (3%)

5 (8%)

7 (5%)

Household deprivationa, n (%)

Low

35 (50%)

29 (43%)

64 (47%)

Medium

23 (33%)

23 (34%)

46 (34%)

High

12 (17%)

15 (22%)

27 (20%)

Height (cm)

 

153.0 (14.2)

148.0 (14.2)

150.5 (14.4)

Weight (kg)

 

46.4 (13.7)

45.8 (18.0)

46.1 (15.8)

Body mass index (BMI, kg/m2)

 

19.4 (3.2)

20.2 (4.9)

19.8 (4.1)

Weight statusb, n (%)

Normal weight

48 (69%)

39 (58%)

87 (64%)

Overweight

22 (31%)

28 (42%)

50 (37%)

  1. Data presented as mean (SD) except where noted
  2. aUses the New Zealand Index of Deprivation 2013, which reflects the extent of material and social deprivation and is used to construct deciles from 1 (least deprived) to 10 (most deprived) [16]
  3. bCategories based on the WHO BMI z-score cut-offs [17]
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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