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Table 4 Proportion of time spent in MVPA when in domains and subdomains by age and gender

From: Using accelerometers and global positioning system devices to assess gender and age differences in children’s school, transport, leisure and home based physical activity

 

Girls

 

Boys

 

Adjusted differencea

 
 

%

 

%

 

Reference = girl

 
 

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

%

p-value

Total MVPA

6.7

(4.9-8.5)

9.1

(6.5-12.2)

2.4

<0.001

Leisure time

5.4

(3.7-8.5)

8.7

(4.9-15.3)

4.2

<0.001

 School grounds

12.5

(7.2-20.5)

20.7

(13.0-31.7)

9.3

<0.001

 Clubs

9.5

(0.0-50.0)

14.8

(3.9-50.0)

7.2

0.09

 Sports facilities

13.2

(0.0-38.1)

24.3

(0.0-49.4)

8.5

0.018

 Playgrounds

20.7

(1.8-55.0)

35.4

(11.3-75.0)

12.0

0.013

 Urban green space

17.1

(4.3-34.5)

23.8

(10.2-42.1)

9.7

<0.001

 Shopping center

2.4

(0.0-14.3)

6.1

(0.0-24.8)

6.6

0.17

 Other places

2.6

(1.5-4.3)

3.2

(2.0-6.4)

1.5

0.008

School

5.9

(4.0-8.1)

8.3

(5.6-11.4)

2.2

<0.001

 Recess

10.7

(6.0-15.8)

15.8

(11.2-22.6)

5.7

<0.001

 PE

16.6

(9.4-28.2)

25.8

(13.4-39.3)

7.8

<0.001

Transport

24.9

(14.7-40.0)

32.0

(17.2-46.6)

6.5

0.001

 Active

31.3

(16.5-48.2)

34.7

(17.9-54.7)

6.0

0.007

 Passive

9.6

(1.8-23.0)

15.5

(5.6-26.8)

4.8

0.022

Home

3.6

(1.9-5.5)

3.4

(1.6-6.9)

0.5

0.85

 

Children

 

Adolescents

 

Adjusted difference b

 
 

%

 

%

 

Reference = child

 
 

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

%

p-value

Total MVPA

8.2

(6.2-10.8)

6.7

(4.6-9.6)

−0.9

0.008

Leisure time

7.1

(4.4-11.5)

5.9

(3.8-10.8)

−0.9

0.11

 School grounds

18.6

(10.1-26.9)

13.5

(7.6-23.8)

−0.9

0.11

 Clubs

9.6

(0.7-46.7)

19.1

(3.4-53.3)

7.5

0.08

 Sports facilities

17.9

(0.0-44.6)

17.8

(0.0-45.0)

−2.1

0.94

 Playgrounds

28.2

(5.6-57.1)

33.3

(10.0-75.0)

10.0

0.14

 Urban green space

19.6

(6.6-35.7)

22.2

(6.5-42.7)

1.1

0.36

 Shopping center

5.4

(0.0-17.9)

2.5

(0.0-15.6)

−5.1

0.60

 Other places

3.1

(1.7-4.9)

2.9

(1.6-5.2)

−0.3

0.92

School

7.8

(5.6-10.9)

5.6

(3.9-8.0)

−2.1

<0.001

 Recess

14.8

(10.6-22.2)

9.8

(5.2-15.6)

−5.0

<0.001

 PE

21.5

(10.9-37.6)

20.5

(12.3-29.1)

−3.6

0.22

Transport

31.4

(17.7-45.2)

24.0

(12.9-39.1)

−1.9

0.27

 Active

35.1

(18.8-53.9)

30.0

(14.3-48.2)

−0.3

0.61

 Passive

13.3

(2.9-24.3)

12.9

(3.4-24.1)

−0.5

0.94

Home

3.7

((1.8-6.9 )

3.1

(1.8-5.1)

−1.0

0.17

  1. Bold: significant difference p < 0.05.
  2. aDifferences were estimated using multilevel adjusted for differences in age, BMI, number of valid days & time in domain. School included to account for clustering.
  3. bDifferences were estimated using multilevel adjusted for differences in gender, BMI, number of valid days & time in domain. School included to account for clustering.
  4. IQR, Inter Quartile Range; MVPA, Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity, PE, Physical Education.