Table 1.
General characteristics of the studied population (n = 1694)
| |
Passive (n = 394) |
Walking (n = 1092) |
Cycling (n = 208) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Age | LTPA | n | Age | LTPA* | n | Age | LTPA* | |
| Children |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Boys |
89 (15.4%) |
9.4 (0.3) |
3.1 (1.2) |
450 (78.0%) |
9.6 (0.4) |
3.4 (1.2) |
38 (6.6%) |
9.5 (0.3) |
3.4 (1.2) |
| - Girls |
84 (17.4%) |
9.5 (0.3) |
2.8 (1.0) |
375 (77.8%) |
9.6 (0.4) |
2.8 (1.1) |
23 (4.8%) |
9.6 (0.3) |
2.7 (0.8) |
| Adolescents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Males |
101 (33.0%) |
15.5 (0.3) |
3.4 (1.4) |
123 (40.2%) |
15.7 (0.4) |
3.6 (1.4) |
82 (26.8%) |
15.6 (0.4) |
3.6 (1.4) |
| - Females | 120 (36.5%) | 15.5 (0.4) | 3.0 (1.3) | 144 (43.8%) | 15.6 (0.3) | 3.3 (1.3) | 65 (19.8%) | 15.4 (0.3) | 3.5 (1.0) |
Data are presented as numbers (percentage within gender and age groups) or means (sd).
*LTPA is self-reported hours of physical activity per week beyond school activities.