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Table 1 Participant characteristics and validation measures

From: Validation of the Activity Preference Assessment: a tool for quantifying children’s implicit preferences for sedentary and physical activities

 

All (n = 60)

Boys (n = 30)

Girls (n = 30)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age

8–12 years

29 (48%)

16 (53%)

13 (43%)

13–17 years

31 (52%)

14 (47%)

17 (57%)

Race/Ethnicity

Non-Hispanic White

25 (42%)

14 (47%)

11 (37%)

Non-Hispanic Black

22 (37%)

10 (33%)

12 (40%)

Hispanic White

8 (13%)

3 (10%)

5 (17%)

Asian

3 (5%)

1 (3%)

2 (7%)

Multi-racial

2 (3%)

2 (7%)

0 (0%)

Weight Status

Underweight

3 (5%)

2 (7%)

1 (3%)

Healthy Weight

29 (48%)

17 (57%)

12 (40%)

Overweight

11 (18%)

3 (10%)

8 (27%)

Obesity (not severe)

12 (20%)

7 (23%)

5 (17%)

Severe Obesity

5 (8%)

1 (3%)

4 (13%)

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

BMI Percentile

67.8 (31.4)

63.9 (31.8)

71.7 (31.0)

BMI Z-score

0.69 (1.24)

0.52 (1.26)

0.87 (1.22)

% Body Fat *

31.5 (9.0)

27.6 (9.3)

35.5 (6.9)

VO2peak (mL/kg FFM/min)

40.5 (8.1)

42.5 (7.1)

38.8 (8.7)

% of Time Sedentary in Free-Choice Play Period

57 (36)

56 (35)

57 (37)

Daily Wear Time (min)

1074 (103)

1074 (111)

1075 (96)

Daily Sedentary Time (min) *

151 (49)

138 (41)

165 (53)

Daily MVPA (min) *

45 (17)

50 (19)

40 (13)

  1. Note: Sample sizes vary for some measures due to criterion for data inclusion. n = 30 for VO2peak; n = 52 for Accelerometer Wear Time, Daily Sedentary Time, and Daily MVPA
  2. aSignificantly different between boys and girls at p < 0.05