Table 1.
Comparison of child and parent-reported questionnaire data and pedometer data among the analytical sample and cases excluded in the current study
| Excluded cases (n = 553) | Analytical sample (n = 927) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | % | % | p | |
| Home ownership* | Renting | 28.8 | 23.9 | 0.084 |
| Owned/purchasing | 71.2 | 76.1 | ||
| Marital status* | Married/defacto | 80.5 | 78.2 | 0.370 |
| Other | 19.5 | 21.8 | ||
| Dependents at home <18 yrs* | One child | 10.7 | 12.6 | 0.370 |
| ≥2 children | 89.3 | 87.4 | ||
| Sex | Male | 53.7 | 45.7 | 0.003 |
| Female | 46.3 | 54.3 | ||
| Grade of student | Grade 5 | 25.1 | 27.3 | 0.211 |
| Grade 6 | 34.4 | 36.8 | ||
| Grade 7 | 40.5 | 35.9 | ||
| Highest education completed by any parent* | ≤High school | 25.5 | 23.4 | 0.266 |
| Diploma/trade/other | 53.2 | 51.1 | ||
| ≥Bachelor degree | 21.3 | 25.5 | ||
| Child usually driven to and from school | No | 40.1 | 35.8 | 0.147 |
| Yes | 59.9 | 64.2 | ||
| Screen-based activity time* | <2 hours/day | 18.1 | 27.5 | <0.001 |
| ≥2 hours/day | 81.9 | 72.5 | ||
| Dog ownership * | Owner | 55.2 | 57.1 | 0.547 |
| Non-owner | 44.8 | 42.9 | ||
| Child has friends in the neighborhood | Many friends | 69.5 | 68.7 | 0.762 |
| Few friends | 30.5 | 31.3 | ||
| Distance to nearest friends house from home* | >10 minute walk | 35.0 | 38.6 | 0.226 |
| ≤10 minute walk | 65.0 | 61.4 | ||
| Distance to nearest relatives house from home* | >10 minute walk | 83.8 | 83.2 | 0.773 |
| ≤10 minute walk | 16.2 | 16.8 | ||
| Have to drive child to park with suitable equipment | Yes | 39.9 | 35.9 | 0.179 |
| No | 60.1 | 64.1 | ||
| Play in any street, park, or go for walk without an adult* | Not allowed | 20.2 | 14.0 | 0.006 |
| Allowed | 79.8 | 86.0 | ||
| School neighborhood walkability score | High | 47.7 | 45.6 | 0.431 |
| Low | 52.3 | 54.4 | ||
| School neighborhood socioeconomic status | High | 32.4 | 41.2 | <0.001 |
| Medium | 33.1 | 35.8 | ||
| Low | 34.5 | 23.0 | ||
| Pedometer-based physical activity | Not achieving suggested steps | 79.5 | 74.1 | 0.058 |
| Achieving suggested steps | 20.5 | 25.9 | ||
* Indicates data collected from parent questionnaire; pedometer-based cut-points: ≥12000 steps/day for girls and ≥15000 steps/day for boys
N = 1480 participated in child survey; N = 1314 participated in parent survey; N = 1291 children participated in pedometer data collection.
Note: Excluded cases were those not participating in all components of the study as well as those not providing complete or valid data