Table 1 Children’s characteristics at baseline and follow-up

Age (years)

4.7 (0.9)

6.4 (0.9)

–

–

–

Boys (%)

52%

–

–

–

–

Anthropometrics

 Body height (cm)

109 (7.8)

121 (7.6)

0.962, p < 0.001

12.0 (2.1)

p < 0.001

 Body mass (kg)

19.0 (3.2)

23.6 (4.3)

0.912, p < 0.001

4.6 (1.9)

p < 0.001

 BMI (kg x m²)

16.1 (1.3)

16.0 (1.7)

0.790, p < 0.001

−0.1 (1.0)

p = 0.328

 Weight status^a (%)

  Normal weight

84%

85%

–

–

–

  Overweight

15%

12%

–

–

–

  Obese

1%

3%

–

–

–

Parental education level^b

 Upper secondary school (%)

16%

–

–

–

–

 University < 4 years (%)

29%

–

–

–

–

 University > 4 years (%)

55%

–

–

–

–

Fundamental motor skills^c

 Locomotor skills

15.1 (4.4)

16.3 (4.0)

0.439, p < 0.001

1.2 (4.5)

p < 0.001

 Object control skills

10.4 (2.9)

16.8 (2.9)

0.503, p < 0.001

6.4 (2.9)

p < 0.001

 Balance skills

16.5 (4.9)

21.1 (3.4)

0.557, p < 0.001

4.6 (4.2)

p < 0.001

Physical activity

 Wear time (min/day)

692 (43)

724 (54)

0.495, p < 0.001

32 (50)

p < 0.001

 SED (min/day)

474 (39)

503 (47)

0.616, p < 0.001

29 (38)

p < 0.001

 TPA ([cpm])

722 (147)

741 (165)

0.522, p < 0.001

19 (154)

p = 0.042

 LPA (min/day)

144 (16)

139 (18)

0.635, p < 0.001

−5 (15)

p < 0.001

 MPA (min/day)

36 (6)

39 (8)

0.601, p < 0.001

3 (6)

p < 0.001

 VPA (min/day)

34 (9)

39 (10)

0.580, p < 0.001

5 (9)

p < 0.001

 MVPA (min/day)

70 (14)

77 (16)

0.610, p < 0.001

7 (14)

p < 0.001