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Table 3 Differences in physical activity between weekdays and weekend days by tertiles based on activity

From: Physical activity in early childhood: a five-year longitudinal analysis of patterns and correlates

Year

Tertile low

Tertile medium

Tertile high

 

N

WEa

WDb

p-value

N

WE

WD

p-value

N

WE

WD

p-value

Age 2

28

2621

2723

0.279

29

3142

3105

0.524

29

3744

3786

0.507

Age 3

18

2970

3072

0.375

19

3517

3171

0.019*

19

4286

3835

0.031*

Age 4

23

3396

3404

0.959

24

4064

3790

0.01*

23

4954

4418

0.003*

Age 5

23

3640

3403

0.091

24

4221

4026

0.147

23

4760

4244

<0.001*

Age 6

29

3697

3710

0.932

29

4453

4077

0.006*

29

5360

4589

<0.001*

  1. * p-value significant at 0.05 level
  2. a Weekdays
  3. b Weekend days