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Table 1 General characteristics of the studied population (n = 1694)

From: Cross sectional analysis of the association between mode of school transportation and physical fitness in children and adolescents

 

Passive (n = 394)

Walking (n = 1092)

Cycling (n = 208)

 

n

Age

LTPA

n

Age

LTPA*

n

Age

LTPA*

Children

         

- Boys

89 (15.4%)

9.4 (0.3)

3.1 (1.2)

450 (78.0%)

9.6 (0.4)

3.4 (1.2)

38 (6.6%)

9.5 (0.3)

3.4 (1.2)

- Girls

84 (17.4%)

9.5 (0.3)

2.8 (1.0)

375 (77.8%)

9.6 (0.4)

2.8 (1.1)

23 (4.8%)

9.6 (0.3)

2.7 (0.8)

Adolescents

         

- Males

101 (33.0%)

15.5 (0.3)

3.4 (1.4)

123 (40.2%)

15.7 (0.4)

3.6 (1.4)

82 (26.8%)

15.6 (0.4)

3.6 (1.4)

- Females

120 (36.5%)

15.5 (0.4)

3.0 (1.3)

144 (43.8%)

15.6 (0.3)

3.3 (1.3)

65 (19.8%)

15.4 (0.3)

3.5 (1.0)

  1. Data are presented as numbers (percentage within gender and age groups) or means (sd).
  2. *LTPA is self-reported hours of physical activity per week beyond school activities.