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. 2024 May 10;15:1371766. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1371766

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of motor tasks on the MOBAK 5–6 test and minutes of MVPA per day, based on sex.

Girls (n = 200) Boys (n = 168) U p PS
Mean
(SD)
95% CI Median Mean
(SD)
95% CI Median
Motor competence
Throwingi 0.42 (0.59) [0.34–0.50] 0.0 0.61
(0.68)
[0.50–0.72] 0.5 19267.0 0.006* 0.57
Catchingi 0.34 (0.65) [0.25–0.43] 0.0 0.77
(0.83)
[0.64–0.89] 1.0 21586.5 0.000* 0.64
Bouncingi 1.12 (0.84) [1.00–1.24] 1.0 1.36
(0.78)
[1.24–1.48] 2.0 19426.0 0.005* 0.58
Dribblingi 0.51 (0.74) [0.40–0.61] 0.0 0.90
(0.84)
[0.78–1.03] 1.0 21198.0 0.000* 0.63
Total object controlii 2.39 (1.80) [2.13–2.64] 2.0 3.65
(2.14)
[3.32–3.97] 4.0 22500.5 0.000* 0.67
Balancingi 0.81 (0.81) [0.69–0.92] 1.0 0.71
(0.81)
[0.58–0.83] 0.0 15660.0 0.225 -
Rollingi 0.58 (0.83) [0.46–0.69] 0.0 0.58
(0.85)
[0.45–0.71] 0.0 16780.0 0.981 -
Jumpingi 0.52 (0.77) [0.41–0.62] 0.0 0.22
(0.52)
[0.14–0.30] 0.0 27883.0 0.000* 0.83
Runningi 0.83 (0.84) [0.71–0.94] 1.0 0.89
(0.84)
[0.76–1.02] 1.0 17479.0 0.474 -
Total self-movementii 2.72 (2.14) [2.42–3.02] 2.0 2.40
(1.86)
[2.11–2.68] 2.0 15662.6 0.257 -
Moderate to vigorous physical activity per day
MVPAiii 35.9 (16.9) [33.56–38.27] 32.5 48.4 (22.8) [44.93–51.90] 46.0 22489.0 0.000* 0.67

iRange of 0 to 2 pts. iiRange of 0 to 8 pts. iiiMinutes daily.