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Table 3 Average daily minutes of activity at various levels of intensity and average daily step counts, by age and weight status, household population aged 3 to 5 years, Canada, August 2009 to November 2011

From: Physical activity and sedentary behavior during the early years in Canada: a cross-sectional study

 

Sedentary time

Light physical activity

MVPA

Total physical activity

Step counts

 

min/d

S.E.

95% CI

min/d

S.E.

95% CI

min/d

S.E.

95% CI

min/d

S.E.

95% CI

steps/d

S.E.

95% CI

3-4 years

348

7

332

365

285

5

275

296

66

3

61

72

352

6

340

364

9764

348

9012

10516

5 years

381*

9

361

400

275

6

261

289

68

3

62

74

343

8

325

361

10202

578

8954

11450

Healthy weight

358

7

342

375

281

4

273

290

68

2

62

73

349

5

337

361

9941

337

9214

10669

Overweight/Obese

360

9

341

379

287

11

263

311

63

5

52

74

350

15

318

382

9753

678

8290

11217

  1. MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
  2. CI, confidence interval.
  3. * Significantly different to 3–4 year old children.