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. 2013 Aug 5;13:718. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-718

Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of 457 participants included in the final analyses

Demographic characteristics All N = 457 Boys N = 218 Girls N = 262 p
Age (years) Mean (SD)
14.3 (0.3)
14.3 (0.3)
14.3 (0.3)
0.11
BMI Z-score (kg · m-2) Mean (SD)
0.37 (1.2)
0.29 (1.19)
0.43 (1.22)
0.25
Weight status N (% overweight / obese)
96 (21.0)
38 (18.3)
58 (23.3)
0.19
Parent education N (%)
 
 
 
0.04
Low
179 (39.2)
71 (34.1)
108 (43.4)
 
High
278 (60.8)
137 (65.9)
141 (56.6)
 
Objective physical activity
All N = 410
Boys N = 192
Girls N = 218
p
MVPA (min · d-1) Mean (SD)
62.8 (24.7)
67.3 (25.6)
58.8 (23.2)
<0.001
Meeting PA Guidelines N (% meeting guideline) 248 (54.3) 126 (60.6) 122 (49.0) 0.013

Students T-test of chi-squared tests used to assess sex differences.

MVPA moderate and vigorous physical activity.

Meeting PA Guidelines defined as ≥ 60 minutes per day of MVPA (≥2000 accelerometry counts per minute).