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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics

From: Sedentary patterns, physical activity and health-related physical fitness in youth: a cross-sectional study

 

All (n = 2698)

Mean (SD)

Boys (n = 1262)

Mean (SD)

Girls (n = 1436)

Mean (SD)

p-value

Age (years)

13.4 (2.3)

13.3 (2.2)

13.5 (2.3)

0.025

Body mass (kg)

50.7 (13.3)

51.4 (14.9)

50.0 (11.8)

< 0.001

Height (m)

1.6 (0.1)

1.6 (0.1)

1.6 (0.1)

< 0.001

BMI (kg/m2); HFZ (%)

20.4 (3.8); 70.5%

20.2 (3.8); 67.6%

20.6 (3.8); 73.1%

0.922

Season % (spring; summer; autumn; winter)

35%; 0.7%; 28%; 36%

40%; 0.4%; 29%; 32%

32%; 1.0%; 27%; 41%

< 0.001

Curl ups (repeats); HFZ (%)

36.0 (17.3); 90.4%

40.6 (18.0); 92.4%

31.8 (15.6); 88.7%

< 0.001

Push-ups (repeats); HFZ (%)

10.9 (7.3); 66.6%

13.9 (8.2); 64.7%

8.20 (5.2); 68.2%

< 0.001

Sit and reach (cm); HFZ (%)

24.8 (6.7); 57.2%

22.9 (6.5); 77.6%

26.5 (6.5); 39.3%

0.363

Pacer 20 m (laps); HFZ (%)

39.6 (19.5); 78.5%

49.6 (21.5); 89.7%

30.8 (11.9); 68.7%

< 0.001

Sedentary time (min/day)

498.3 (94.0)

482.8 (96.9)

512.0 (89.3)

< 0.001

Prolonged SB (bouts/day)

1.0 (0.8)

1.1 (0.8)

1.0 (0.8)

0.205

Non-prolonged SB (bouts/day)

120.3 (16.6)

119.3 (16.2)

121.1 (16.8)

0.767

Breaks in SB (breaks/day)

87.5 (13.9)

86.9 (13.7)

87.9 (14.2)

0.372

LIPA (min/day)

302.7 (78.6)

308.9 (80.3)

297.3 (76.7)

0.265

MVPA (min/day)

37.3 (22.0)

45.9 (23.9)

29.7 (17.1)

< 0.001

  1. p-value for the T-test in continuous variables, and the qui-square test to compare differences in proportions between boys and girls
  2. n number of participants, SD standard deviation, HFZ healthy fitness zone, SB sedentary behavior, BMI body mass index, LIPA light intensity physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, PACER progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run