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. 2011 Apr;127(4):658–664. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2021

TABLE 2.

Demographic Characteristics and Physical Activity Estimates of Preschool Children, n = 397

Variable Mean SD
Gender, boys, % 47.7
Age, y 4.2 0.6
Height, cm 104.5 6.3
Weight, kg 18.1 3.9
BMI percentile 63.4 28.3
Accelerometer estimates of MVPA, min/d
    Pate et al15 102.2 40.6
    Reilly and Puyau et al16,17 39.5 22.5
    Sirard et al18 46.8 27.6
    Freedson et al14,21 269.0 70.8
Accelerometer estimates of total physical activity, min/d
    Pate et al15 371.2 81.1
    Reilly and Puyau et al16,17 153.7 51.3
    Sirard et al18 127.3 47.5
    Freedson et al14,21 402.5 83.6