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Table 2 Sample Characteristics (N = 1694)

From: Bidirectional associations between activity-related parenting practices, and child physical activity, sedentary screen-based behavior and body mass index: a longitudinal analysis

   

Age 5 years

 

Age 7 years

 

Description

 

n

%

n

%

Mean (SD)

n

%

Mean (SD)

Child gender

Boy

868

51.2

      
 

Girl

826

48.8

      

Questionnaire completer

Mother

  

1652

97.5

 

1619

95.6

 
 

Father

  

38

2.2

 

40

2.4

 
 

Unknown/other/NA

  

4

0.3

 

35

2.1

 

Partner questionnaire completer

Mother

  

33

1.9

 

39

2.3

 
 

Father

  

1492

88.1

 

1436

84.8

 
 

Unknown/other/NA

  

169

9.9

 

219

12.9

 

Working hours questionnaire completer

    

21.25 (9.25)

   

Working hours partner questionnaire completer

    

36.71 (12.84)

   

Education level (highest in household)

Low

Medium

High

  

72

472

1145

4.3

27.9

67.8

    

Birth country female caregiver

Netherlands

  

1634

96.9

    
 

Other

  

52

3.1

    

Birth country male caregiver

Netherlands

  

1622

96.3

    
 

Other

  

62

3.7

    

Recruitment channel

Conventional Alternative

1372

322

81.0

19.0

      

Total physical activity (minutes per week)

  

1676

 

610.81 (394.25)

1623

 

904.48 (375.42)

Active transport to school (minutes per week)

  

1679

 

45.10 (53.11)

1659

 

108.99 (106.12)

Sports (minutes per week)

   

1694

 

42.94 (50.82)

1655

 

127.62 (110.23)

Playing outside (minutes per week)

   

1677

 

522.42 (385.30)

1661

 

669.08 (319.46)

Total sedentary screen-based behavior (minutes per week)

  

1679

 

363.16 (292.19)

1659

 

553.08 (351.69)

Television watching (minutes per week)

  

1679

 

315.71 (258.45)

1671

 

417.06 (263.44)

Computer playing (minutes per week)

  

1681

 

47.39 (91.23)

1665

 

137.26 (163.50)

Body Mass Index z-scores

   

1585

 

−0.26 (0.99)

1446

 

−0.32 (0.91)

Weight categories

Underweight

  

132

8.3

 

102

7.1

 
 

Normal-weight

  

1312

82.8

 

1251

86.5

 
 

Overweight

  

97

6.1

 

67

4.6

 
 

Obesity

  

44

2.8

 

26

1.8

 
  1. Missings educational level 5, missings BMI (5 years) 109, missings BMI (7 years) 248, missings physical activity (5 years) 18, missing physical activity (7 years) 71, missing sedentary screen-based behavior (5 years) 15, missings sedentary screen-based behavior (7 years) 35, missings birth country female caregiver 8, missings birth country male caregiver 10