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. 2013 Feb 28;2013:437017. doi: 10.1155/2013/437017

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N = 92 “Nonoverweight” “Overweight”
n = 37 n = 55
Activitya (min) WD WE WD WE

 Passive time 329.5 (300; 395)** 349.7 (299; 399) 400.5 (362; 441) 390.7 (307; 468)
 Active time
510.5 (445; 540)** 490.3 (441; 540)
439.5 (399; 478) 449.2 (372; 533)

Activity levels (min)
  “rest” 327 (274; 383)** 341.0 (287; 401)* 417.2 (265; 468) 390.0 (298; 457)
  “low” 270.5 (236; 300)* 252.2 (202; 284) 244.6 (210; 275) 243.7 (214; 284)
  “moderate” 155.5 (134; 193)** 168.5 (134; 196) 129.3 (99; 150) 144.2 (105; 194)
  “high” 67.3 (42; 102)* 69.3 (42; 99)* 44.2 (26; 76) 51.0 (28; 81)

Screen-Time hoursb WD WE WD WE
 TV (>60 min/day) 38.24%* 58.82%* 80% 85.29%
 PC (>60 min/day) 2.94%** 2.94%** 37.14% 40%
 Games (>60 min/day) 0%** 2.94%** 23.53% 44.12%

Spare-Time activityc
 Homework (>60 min/day) 11.76%* 35.48%
 Sports club member 70.59% 57.58%
 Sports club (>3 days/wk) 28.0%* 0%
 Outdoor sports (>6 days/wk) 47.06%* 28.13%

aWD: weekday, WE: weekend. Daily activity time in minutes expressed as median (25th percentile; 75th percentile). Differences were significant (U-Test) between weight classes (**P < 0.001, *P < 0.05).

bScreen-time entertainment (more than 60 min/day) in percent (%) for television (TV), computer (PC), and computer games (Games). Differences were significant (Chi-square test) between weight classes (**P < 0.001, *P < 0.05).

cSpare time activity. Homework more than 60 min/day, Sports club membership, more than 3 sports club sessions per week. Outdoor: “how often does your child play outside per week?” (more than 6 times/week). Differences were significant (Chi-square test) between weight classes (**P < 0.001, *P< 0.05).