Table 4. Young children’s physical activity levels as evaluated by nursery teachers.
| variable | very active | active | ordinary | inactive | ANOVA | ||||
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| (n=3) | (n=5) | (n=11) | (n=2) | ||||||
| Mean SD | Mean SD | Mean SD | Mean SD | p value | |||||
| age (year) | 3.69 | 0.15 | 3.97 | 0.20 | 3.89 | 0.25 | 3.43 | 0.10 | 0.501 |
| height (cm) | 99.23 | 4.40 | 99.34 | 1.61 | 98.89 | 2.58 | 96.25 | 7.14 | 0.403 |
| weight (kg) | 15.50 | 1.80 | 15.80 | 0.45 | 15.50 | 0.94 | 14.50 | 3.54 | 0.473 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15.70 | 0.72 | 16.02 | 0.56 | 15.80 | 0.89 | 15.50 | 1.51 | 0.821 |
| TEE (kcal) | 1257.1 | 101.9 | 1145.5 | 57.0 | 1149.8 | 27.6 | 1126.7 | 124.4 | 0.024 |
| EEPA (kcal) | 140.6 | 17.5 | 110.3 | 34.7 | 107.5 | 26.2 | 78.2 | 14.7 | 0.030 |
| steps per day (steps) | 16103 | 1896 | 12105 | 2978 | 12409 | 2611 | 10038 | 32.0 | 0.031 |
| mean activity (counts) | 570.5 | 192.8 | 399.7 | 65.7 | 378.4 | 138.4 | 215.2 | 165.8 | 0.002 |
| diurnal activity (counts) | 796.1 | 194.9 | 453.8 | 110.3 | 465.8 | 162.8 | 396.6 | 336.2 | 0.020 |
| nocturnal activity (counts) | 278.7 | 211.3 | 161.53 | 75.57 | 172.8 | 76.42 | 65.5 | 6.94 | 0.064 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; TEE, total energy expenditure per day; EEPA, energy expenditure originating from physical activity per day
Note: multiple comparison (Bonferroni test)
TEE: * p<0.05 very active>active; very active >inactive
EEPA: * p<0.05 very active>ordinary; very active >inactive
steps per day: * p<0.05 very active>active; very active >inactive
mean activity: * p<0.05 very active>active; active>ordinary; very active >inactive
diurnal activity: * p<0.05 very active>active; very active>ordinary; very active >inactive