Table 2 Descriptive characteristics and weekday, weekend and after-school physical activity of boys (n = 389), according to level of children’s independent mobility (CIM) and neighbourhood classification (Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2010–2011)

Sample size

34

87

12

54

11

26

62

103

Age (years)^a,b

10.8 (0.1)

11.0 (0.1)^c

10.9 (0.2)

11.1 (0.1)^c

10.5 (0.2)

11.0 (0.1)^c

11.0 (0.1)

11.2 (0.1)^c

Height (cm)

144.8 (1.2)

148.0 (0.8)

146.0 (2.1)

147.1 1.0)

144.3 (2.2)

145.7 (1.5)

146.4 (0.9)

148.7 (0.7)

Weight (kg)

42.0 (1.8)

42.7 (1.2)

38.9 (3.1)

39.9 1.5)

44.9 (3.3)

43.5 (2.1)

40.7 (1.4)

44.0 (1.1)

Body mass index (kg^.m^-2)^b

19.7 (0.7)

19.3 (0.4)

18.1 (1.1)

18.3 (0.5)

21.4 (1.2)

20.3 (0.8)

18.8 (0.5)

19.8 (0.4)

BMI category‡

Normal weight, %

58.8

71.3

75.0

77.8

27.3

57.7

66.1

68.0

Overweight or obese, %

41.2

28.7

25.0

22.2

72.7

42.3

33.9

32.0

Weekday physical activity

Total counts (counts.day^-1)^{a, b}

446395 (22729)

489183 (14209)

432406 (38259)

512844 (18036)

430724 (39961)

469691 (25992)

502046 (16831)

534104 (13059)

Light activity (min)^b

192.4 (5.7)

190.4 (3.5)

161.8 (9.5)^c

192.0 (4.5)

184.8 (10.0)

191.2 (6.5)

196.2 (4.2)

196.1 (3.3)

MVPA (min)^b

32.1 (2.7)^c

38.7 (1.7)

35.6 (4.5)

39.1 (2.1)

29.5 (4.7)

35.7 (3.0)

39.5 (2.0)

43.7 (1.5)

Time spent sedentary (%)^b

77.2 (0.9)

78.0 (0.6)

77.6 (1.5)

75.5 (0.7)

79.3 (1.6)

79.3 (1.0)

77.0 (0.6)^d

75.1 (0.5)

Weekend physical activity

Total counts (counts.day^-1)^a

312265 (28142)

372054 (17593)

334538 (47370)^c

457934 (22330)

329524 (49476)

387017 (32181)

397459 (20839)

384995 (16169)

Light activity (min)^a

157.8 (8.0)

160.8 (5.0)

147.6 (13.5)^c

178.9 (6.4)

159.4 (14.1)

182.6 (9.2)

171.8 (6.0)

165.9 (4.6)

MVPA (min)^a,b

18.6 (2.7)^c

25.8 (1.7)

23.3 (4.6)

31.4 (2.2)

19.5 (4.8)

25.5 (3.1)

28.3 (1.7)

27.2 (1.6)

Time spent sedentary (%)^b

80.8 (1.1)

81.1 (0.7)

77.9 (1.9)

76.5 (0.9)

83.0 (2.0)

80.8 (1.3)

79.6 (0.8)

78.6 (0.6)

After-school physical activity

% time sedentary^a

72.4 (1.6)^d

67.0 (1.0)

77.0 (2.7)^d

66.6 (1.3)

69.2 (2.8)

68.7 (1.8)

71.6 (1.2)

69.4 (0.9)

% time in light activity^a

24.0 (1.2)^c

26.9 (0.8)

19.0 (2.1)^c

27.1 (1.0)

26.3 (2.2)

25.4 (1.4)

24.0 (0.9)

25.2 (0.7)

% time in MVPA^a

3.6 (0.6)^c

6.1 (0.4)

4.1 (1.0)^c

6.3 (0.5)

4.5 (1.0)

5.9 (0.7)

4.4 (0.4)

5.4 (0.3)