| |
All
|
Girls
|
Boys
|
Sex difference
|
|---|
| |
n
|
Mean
|
SD
|
n
|
Mean
|
SD
|
n
|
Mean
|
SD
|
P
|
|---|
|
Background
| |
|
Age (years)
|
460
|
8.5
|
0.6
|
249
|
8.5
|
0.6
|
211
|
8.6
|
0.7
|
0.123
|
|
BMI-z score
|
458
|
0.75
|
1.25
|
248
|
0.67
|
1.22
|
210
|
0.84
|
1.29
|
0.156
|
|
SESa
|
460
|
3
|
2
|
249
|
3
|
2
|
211
|
3
|
2
|
0.879
|
|
FMS (raw)
| |
|
Locomotor skills
|
430
|
25.7
|
5.8
|
220
|
26.4
|
5.2
|
210
|
24.9
|
6.3
|
0.008*
|
|
Object-control skills
|
456
|
24.2
|
6.2
|
247
|
21.9
|
5.3
|
209
|
26.8
|
6.0
|
0.000*
|
|
Physical activity
| |
|
Total daily MVPA minutes
|
220
|
54.8
|
19.7
|
125
|
49.1
|
17.0
|
95
|
61.9
|
20.6
|
0.000*
|
|
Lunchtime MVPA minutes
|
325
|
5.4
|
3.8
|
185
|
4.6
|
3.3
|
140
|
6.5
|
4.1
|
0.000*
|
|
Recess MVPA minutes
|
325
|
5.8
|
4.4
|
185
|
4.8
|
4.1
|
140
|
7.0
|
4.5
|
0.000*
|
|
After-school MVPA minutes
|
325
|
15.5
|
11.7
|
185
|
14.4
|
13.2
|
140
|
16.9
|
9.3
|
0.039*
|
- Abbreviations: FMS, fundamental movement skills; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; BMI, body mass index; SES, socio-economic status.
- aSocio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) index of relative socio-economic disadvantage (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = least disadvantaged). *Significant difference between girls and boys, P < 0.05.
