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Table 1 Children’s baseline characteristics

From: The multivariate physical activity signature associated with metabolic health in children

 

Overall (n = 841)

Boys (n = 424)

Girls (n = 417)

p between groups

Demography

 Age (years)

10.2 (0.3)

10.2 (0.3)

10.2 (0.3)

.803

Anthropometry

 Body mass (kg)

37.0 (8.1)

36.8 (7.8)

37.2 (8.3)

.641

 Height (cm)

142.9 (6.7)

143.1 (6.7)

142.6 (6.8)

.197

 BMI (kg/m2)

18.0 (3.0)

17.9 (2.9)

18.1 (3.1)

.218

 Overweight and obese (%)

20.8

20.0

21.5

.583

 Waist circumference (cm)

61.9 (7.5)

62.2 (7.3)

61.6 (7.7)

.169

 Waist:height (ratio)

0.43 (0.05)

0.43 (0.05)

0.43 (0.05)

.322

Indices of metabolic health

 Andersen test (m)

898 (103)

925 (112)

871 (85)

< .001

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

105.2 (8.4)

105.3 (8.2)

105.2 (8.6)

.612

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

57.7 (6.2)

57.4 (6.0)

58.1 (6.3)

.180

 Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.46 (0.69)

4.46 (0.70)

4.46 (0.68)

.976

 LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.51 (0.64)

2.50 (0.65)

2.53 (0.62)

.570

 HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.59 (0.35)

1.63 (0.34)

1.55 (0.35)

.001

 Total:HDL cholesterol (ratio)

2.91 (0.71)

2.82 (0.66)

2.99 (0.74)

.001

 Triglyceride (mmol/l)

0.78 (0.38)

0.72 (0.31)

0.84 (0.42)

< .001

 Glucose (mmol/l)

4.98 (0.32)

5.02 (0.31)

4.94 (0.33)

.001

 Insulin (pmol/l)

55.0 (29.8)

48.9 (24.1)

61.1 (33.6)

< .001

 HOMA (index)

1.71 (0.98)

1.54 (0.83)

1.89 (1.09)

< .001

 Composite score (1SD)a

0.00 (1.00)

0.00 (0.93)

0.00 (1.07)

Physical activityb

 Wear time (min/day)

795 (57)

799 (59)

791 (54)

.038

 Overall (cpm)

707 (271)

754 (296)

660 (235)

< .001

 SED (min/day)

490 (60)

488 (63)

492 (57)

.018

 LPA (min/day)

231 (38)

230 (40)

233 (37)

.022

 MPA (min/day)

44 (13)

47 (13)

40 (11)

< .001

 VPA (min/day)

31 (16)

34 (17)

27 (12)

< .001

 MVPA (min/day)

74 (25)

81 (27)

67 (21)

< .001

 Guideline amount (%)c

69

77

61

< .001

  1. BMI body mass index, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, HOMA homeostasis model assessment
  2. a The composite score includes waist circumference, systolic blood pressure, total:HDL ratio, triglycerides, HOMA, and the Andersen test
  3. b Intensity-specific PA is calculated using the Evenson cut points [27]
  4. c Children achieving a mean of ≥60 min of MVPA per day