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Table 1 Baseline descriptive characteristics of participants in the STREETS cohort in 2019–2020 school year

From: Longitudinal changes in objectively-measured physical activity and sedentary time among school-age children in Central Texas, US during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

N = 168

Individual Characteristics

Sex, n (%)

 Male

74 (44%)

 Female

94 (56%)

 Age at baseline in years, mean (SD)

8.9 (0.7)

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

 Black or African American

12 (7.0)

 Hispanic, Latino, Mexican American, or Spanish Origin

66 (39.5)

 White

73 (43.9)

 Asian or Other

15 (9.5)

Family Characteristics

 Education level less than high school, n (%)

49 (29%)

 Number of children in household, mean (SD)

2.6 (0.9)

Independent mobility rules

 Parents/caregivers allow child to walk to recreational or open spaces without adult, n (%)

103 (61%)

 Parents/caregivers allow child to play on streets, playgrounds or parks without adult, n (%)

115 (68%)

Organizational and Social Environment Characteristics

School attendance during COVID-19, n (%)

 Virtual

90 (54%)

 In-Person

78 (46%)

 Informal social control, mean (SD)

16.9 (6.0)

 Neighborhood social cohesion, mean (SD)

19.2 (3.2)

Neighborhood Characteristics

Safe road crossings in neighborhood, n (%)

 Low

119 (71%)

 High

49 (29%)

Sidewalk availability in neighborhood, n (%)

 Low

83 (49%)

 High

87 (51%)

Perceptions of crime safety in neighborhood, n (%)

 Low

78 (47%)

 High

87 (53%)

Perceptions of traffic safety in neighborhood, n (%)

 Low

42 (26%)

 High

122 (74%)

Movement Behaviors

 Daily minutes of MVPA pre-COVID-19, mean (SD)

48.1 (20.1)

 Daily minutes of MVPA during COVID-19, mean (SD)

38.7 (22.7)

 Daily hours of sedentary behavior pre-COVID-19, mean (SD)

7.7 (1.1)

 Daily hours of sedentary behavior during COVID-19, mean (SD)

8.6 (1.3)

 Change in daily minutes of MVPA, mean (SD)

−9.4 (18.5)

 Change in daily hours of sedentary time, mean (SD)

0.8 (1.2)

 Months between baseline and follow-up measures, mean (SD)

11.5 (1.9)

  1. Notes: MVPA moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity, Range for informal social control and social cohesion = 0–25
  2. Data on race/ethnicity were missing for 2 participants, data on social control and social cohesion were missing for 1 participant, and data on crime and traffic perceptions were missing for 3 and 4 participants, respectively