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Table 2 Distribution of child, family and community characteristics in the weekend and weekday afternoon samples

From: Subjectively and objectively assessed social and physical environmental correlates of preschoolers’ accelerometer-based physical activity

  1. Domain classification was adapted from Sallis et al. [44]. For the domain psychological, cognitive and emotional potential correlates in the framework of Sallis et al. no factors were assessed in this study. We assessed both family-level (white) and community-level potential correlates (grey) that were measured subjectively (i.e. by parent proxy-report) or objectively (marked with an asterisk *). Values are an (%) and bmean ± SD. For ease of display, categories of ordinal variables were merged (if available, based on national recommendations [80]) and hence do not match with the categories as used in the multilevel models (Table 3). Due to rounding errors percentages do not always add up to 100%. MVPA was measured in minutes/weekend day and minutes/weekday afternoon, respectively. TPA was measured in mean accelerometer counts/15 s during weekend days and weekday afternoons, respectively. A weekend day and a weekday afternoon comprised the period between 7 am - 9 pm and 1–9 pm, respectively.
  2. BMI body mass index, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, n number of children in the respective sample, N number of preschools in the respective sample, PA physical activity, SES socioeconomic status, TPA total physical activity.