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Table 3 Descriptive data of the male and female participants in adolescence and adulthood

From: Adolescent predictors of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour at age 42: the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study (AGAHLS)

 

Males (N = 92)

Females (N = 125)

 

Mean

S.D.

Mean

S.D.

Adolescence

    

   Age (y)

13.0

0.6

12.9

0.6

   Height (cm)

157.9

7.7

159.8

7.8

   Weight (kg)

41.8

6.4

45.4

7.5

   BMI (kg/m2)

16.9

1.4

17.7

2.1

   Sum of four skin folds (cm)

2.7

0.9

3.6

1.3

Adulthood

    

   Physical activity (counts/min)a

344.3

109.6

349.9

99.8

   Sedentary time (min/day)a

517.7

89.5

457.8

70.4

   Wear time accelerometer (days)

7.9

2.1

8.0

1.7

  1. a To be included in the analyses, participants had to wear the ActiGraph for at least one day, for ≥ 500 minutes