Table 4 Univariate analysis of difference between children sufficiently physically active (> 60 min usually a day) with demographics, and independent variables during COVID-19 UK restrictions
Sufficiently physically active | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes n = 259 (27.4%) | No n = 687 (72.6%) | ||
Age, m (SD) | 10.3 (1.1) | 10.6 (1.1) | .01 |
Gender, n (%) | |||
Male | 145 (29.8) | 341 (70.2) | .08 |
Female | 114 (24.8) | 246 (75.2) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
White British | 131 (34.1) | 253 (65.9) | .00 |
Pakistani Heritage | 95 (22.8) | 322 (77.2) | |
Other ethnicities | 33 (22.8) | 112 (77.2) | |
Index of Multiple Deprivation, n (%) | |||
Most deprived nationally | 81 (22.9) | 273 (77.1) | .02* |
2nd most deprived nationally | 43 (30.7) | 97 (69.3) | |
3rd most deprived nationally | 40 (24.2) | 125 (75.8) | |
4th < most deprived nationally | 95 (33.1) | 192 (66.9) | |
Attending School, n (%) | |||
Yes | 34 (35.8) | 61 (64.21) | .05 |
No | 225 (26.4) | 626 (73.7) | |
Meeting Sleep guidelines—self reported, n (%) | |||
Not meeting—less than 9 h | 16 (25.4) | 47 (74.6) | .01** |
Yes- meeting guidelines—9–11 h | 193 (30.4) | 443 (69.7) | |
Sleep more than 11 h | 45 (20.1) | 170 (80.9) | |
Watching Television (not time playing video games), n (%) | |||
< 1 h | 112 (28.6) | 219 (71.4) | .04*** |
1–3 h | 111 (29.3) | 268 (70.7) | |
3 h < | 30 (19.1) | 127 (80.9) | |
Video games on a games console, n (%) | |||
< 1 h | 109 (30.0) | 155 (70.0) | .00 |
1–3 h | 95 (32.4) | 198 (67.6) | |
3 h < | 53 (19.1) | 225 (80.9) | |
Computers/tablets use for social activity, n (%) | |||
< 1 h | 189 (28.9) | 466 (71.2) | .12 |
1–3 h | 49 (27.8) | 127 (72.2) | |
3 h < | 18 (28.7) | 79 (81.4) | |
Mobile phone use (not playing games), n (%) | |||
< 1 h | 199 (28.2) | 506 (71.8) | .14 |
1–3 h | 36 (29.3) | 87 (13.0) | |
3 h < | 18 (19.0) | 77 (11.5) | |
School Work (books, computers), n (%) | |||
< 1 h | 69 (25.3) | 204 (74.7) | .10 |
1–3 h | 90 (25.0) | 270 (75.0) | |
3 h < | 100 (32.3) | 210 (67.7) | |
Screen time—Meeting Guidelines ≤ 2 Hours | |||
Not Meeting | 72 (10.6) | 607 (89.4) | .38 |
Meeting | 232 (8.7) | 232 (91.3) | |
Frequency of leaving home (including garden/yard) a day, n (%) | |||
Stayed at home | 46 (16.6) | 232 (83.5) | .00 |
Once a day | 149 (29.4) | 358 (70.6) | |
More than once a day | 62 (40.3) | 92 (59.7) | |
Duration of time away from home (including garden/yard) a day, n(%) | |||
< 30 min | 9 (9.0) | 91 (91.0) | .00 |
31–60 min | 91 (25.4) | 268 (74.7) | |
60 min < | 111 (53.9) | 95 (46.1) | |
Destination of activity—when leaving the home n(%) | |||
Street | 66 (29.9) | 155 (70.1) | .00 |
Shops | 6 (9.4) | 58 (90.6) | |
Park | 77 (34.2) | 148 (65.8) | |
Greenspace/nature (e.g. woods, local fields) | 34 (42.5) | 46 (57.5) | |
Other neighbourhood areas | 27 (42.2) | 37 (57.8) | |
Type of activity—when leaving the home—Walk n(%) | |||
No – did not walk | 47 (30.5) | 107 (69.5) | .70 |
Yes – did walk | 165 (32.2) | 348 (67.8) | |
Type of activity—when leaving the home – Run/Jog n(%) | |||
No – did not Run/Jog | 155 (29.0) | 379 (70.1) | .00 |
Yes – did Run/Jog | 57 (42.9) | 76 (57.1) | |
Type of activity—when leaving the home – Ride bike/scoot n(%) | |||
No – did not Ride bike/scoot | 99 (25.8) | 288 (74.4) | .00 |
Yes – did Ride bike/scoot | 113 (40.4) | 167 (59.6) | |
Type of activity—when leaving the home –Play, Sports or Games (e.g. playing n(%) | |||
No – did not play sports or games | 186 (30.4) | 425 (69.6) | .01 |
Yes – did play sports or games | 26 (46.4) | 30 (53.6) | |
Type of activity—when leaving the home – Other things (e.g. travel in car) n(%) | |||
No | 205 (32.3) | 430 (67.7) | .01 |
Yes | 7 (21.9) | 25 (78.1) | |