Table 2 Physical activity and sedentary behavior variables (mean (SD) per day)
From: Objectively measured physical activity in two-year-old children – levels, patterns and correlates
Sex | Weight status | NOS 4 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sample (n = 123) | Boys (n = 61) | Girls (n = 62) | P | Normal weight (n = 104) | Overweight (n = 16) | P | <53 (n = 23) | ≥53 (n=95) | p | |
Average PA¹ (CPM² vertical) | 1814 (391) | 1812 (368) | 1816 (416) | 0.95 | 1817 (374) | 1841 (506) | 0.82 | 1922 (443) | 1797 (377) | 0.17 |
Average PA¹ (CPM² VM³) | 3046 (524) | 3003 (547) | 3087 (501) | 0.38 | 3041 (526) | 3163 (488) | 0.38 | 3236 (541) | 3017 (506) | 0.07 |
Steps | 11152 (1628) | 11181 (1733) | 11124 (1531) | 0.85 | 11175 (1649) | 11251 (1422) | 0.86 | 11527 (1698) | 11114 (1581) | 0.27 |
Sedentary | ||||||||||
Minutes | 432 (47) | 436 (45) | 428 (49) | 0.38 | 432 (48) | 422 (40) | 0.42 | 416 (43) | 434 (47) | 0.09 |
No of 30 min bouts | 2.5 (1.2) | 2.5 (1.3) | 2.4 (1.0) | 0.66 | 2.2 (1.3) | 2.4 (0.8) | 0.73 | 2.4 (1.3) | 2.5 (1.2) | 0.67 |
Total time in 30 min bouts | 153 (78) | 151 (83) | 155 (75) | 0.78 | 155 (83) | 146 (51) | 0.63 | 143 (67) | 157 (83) | 0.44 |
Low PA | ||||||||||
Minutes | 265 (33) | 263 (30) | 267 (36) | 0.56 | 265 (34) | 270 (26) | 0.59 | 275 (29) | 264 (34) | 0.15 |
No of 5 min bouts | 2.1 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.6) | 1.9 (1.4) | 0.21 | 2.2 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.4) | 0.44 | 2.1 (1.4) | 2.1 (1.5) | 0.84 |
Total time in 5 min bouts | 12 (8) | 13 (9) | 11 (8) | 0.14 | 12 (9) | 10 (8) | 0.40 | 11 (8) | 12 (9) | 0.72 |
High PA | ||||||||||
Minutes | 84 (23) | 82 (25) | 86 (21) | 0.36 | 84 (23) | 89 (23) | 0.83 | 90 (26) | 83 (22) | 0.18 |
No of 5 min bouts | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.89 | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.93 | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.66 |
Total time in 5 min bouts | 2 (13) | 1 (2) | 3 (18) | 0.30 | 2.5 (14.0) | 1.0 (1.6) | 0.68 | 1.3 (2.0) | 1.1 (1.7) | 0.63 |