Table 1 Descriptive statistics for pedometer measured physical activity for each measurement year separated by gender
From: Longitudinal patterns of physical activity in children aged 8 to 12 years: the LOOK study
2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | ||||||
Age 8 years | Age 9 years | Age 10 years | Age 11 years | Age 12 years | ||||||
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
N pedometers issued | 435 | 418 | 397 | 383 | 347 | 336 | 330 | 314 | 328 | 312 |
N (%) returned pedometers meeting validation criteria | 372 (86%) | 366 (88%) | 290 (73%) | 308 (80%) | 285 (82%) | 283 (84%) | 272 (82%) | 256 (82%) | 266 (81%) | 274 (%88) |
Steps per day (median and 5th and 95th percentiles) | 12014 (4264,21303) | 9762 (3259,18195) | 10552 (2059,20933) | 8523 (2126,16541) | 11206 (2890,21171) | 9078 (2495,16868) | 11459 (3143,20705) | 10002 (3017,17647) | 10477 (2329,19244) | 9008 (2628,15947) |
% meeting step per day recommendations a | 42 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 38 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 30 |