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Table 1 Study sample characteristics stratified by country/region

From: Children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on weekdays versus weekend days: a multi-country analysis

Country/ Region (number of studies)

Days (n)

Children (n)

Age

Girls (%)

OWOB (%)

Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA) Minutes/Day

MVPA Difference WD vs WE* (95%CI)

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Mean

±SD

Range

All Days

Weekdays (WD)

Weekend Days (WE)

Mean

±SD

Mean

±SD

Mean

±SD

All (15)

35,263

5794

10.7

2

(6–16)

61

24

51.6

26

54.3

36

45.7

39

8.9, (8.2,9.7)

Europe (7)

7369

1471

9.8

3

(6–16)

51

13

62.3

43

69.7

43

50.9

41

17.1, (15.3,19.0)

UK (3)

12,202

1852

10.6

1

(6–16)

54

23

48.8

34

50.0

31

46.3

40

3.6, (2.3,4.9)

USA (2)

5833

920

   

  

11.9

1

(6–14)

99

31

32.1

25

34.0

24

27.8

28

6.1, (4.7,7.5)

Australia (2)

8737

1300

   

10.6

2

(6–13)

54

27

60.4

36

64.1

35

51.5

38

12.6, (11.0,14.2)

Brazil (1)

1122

251

      

   

13.3

0

(6–14)

48

26

43.3

39

43.0

38

 

43.5

40

−0.7, (−5.3,3.7)

  1. OWOB overweight or obese, ±SD standard deviation
  2. *Model-derived estimates adjusted for age, sex, and total wear time; Bolded values indicate statistically significant difference between WD versus WE (p < 0.05)