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. 2014 Jan 24;11:8. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-11-8

Table 4.

Proportion of time spent in MVPA when in domains and subdomains by age and gender

 
Girls
 
Boys
 
Adjusted difference a
 
 
%
 
%
 
Reference = girl
 
  Median IQR Median IQR % p-value
Total MVPA
6.7
(4.9-8.5)
9.1
(6.5-12.2)
2.4
<0.001
Leisure time
5.4
(3.7-8.5)
8.7
(4.9-15.3)
4.2
<0.001
 School grounds
12.5
(7.2-20.5)
20.7
(13.0-31.7)
9.3
<0.001
 Clubs
9.5
(0.0-50.0)
14.8
(3.9-50.0)
7.2
0.09
 Sports facilities
13.2
(0.0-38.1)
24.3
(0.0-49.4)
8.5
0.018
 Playgrounds
20.7
(1.8-55.0)
35.4
(11.3-75.0)
12.0
0.013
 Urban green space
17.1
(4.3-34.5)
23.8
(10.2-42.1)
9.7
<0.001
 Shopping center
2.4
(0.0-14.3)
6.1
(0.0-24.8)
6.6
0.17
 Other places
2.6
(1.5-4.3)
3.2
(2.0-6.4)
1.5
0.008
School
5.9
(4.0-8.1)
8.3
(5.6-11.4)
2.2
<0.001
 Recess
10.7
(6.0-15.8)
15.8
(11.2-22.6)
5.7
<0.001
 PE
16.6
(9.4-28.2)
25.8
(13.4-39.3)
7.8
<0.001
Transport
24.9
(14.7-40.0)
32.0
(17.2-46.6)
6.5
0.001
 Active
31.3
(16.5-48.2)
34.7
(17.9-54.7)
6.0
0.007
 Passive
9.6
(1.8-23.0)
15.5
(5.6-26.8)
4.8
0.022
Home
3.6
(1.9-5.5)
3.4
(1.6-6.9)
0.5
0.85
 
Children
 
Adolescents
 
Adjusted difference b
 
 
%
 
%
 
Reference = child
 
 
Median
IQR
Median
IQR
%
p-value
Total MVPA
8.2
(6.2-10.8)
6.7
(4.6-9.6)
−0.9
0.008
Leisure time
7.1
(4.4-11.5)
5.9
(3.8-10.8)
−0.9
0.11
 School grounds
18.6
(10.1-26.9)
13.5
(7.6-23.8)
−0.9
0.11
 Clubs
9.6
(0.7-46.7)
19.1
(3.4-53.3)
7.5
0.08
 Sports facilities
17.9
(0.0-44.6)
17.8
(0.0-45.0)
−2.1
0.94
 Playgrounds
28.2
(5.6-57.1)
33.3
(10.0-75.0)
10.0
0.14
 Urban green space
19.6
(6.6-35.7)
22.2
(6.5-42.7)
1.1
0.36
 Shopping center
5.4
(0.0-17.9)
2.5
(0.0-15.6)
−5.1
0.60
 Other places
3.1
(1.7-4.9)
2.9
(1.6-5.2)
−0.3
0.92
School
7.8
(5.6-10.9)
5.6
(3.9-8.0)
−2.1
<0.001
 Recess
14.8
(10.6-22.2)
9.8
(5.2-15.6)
−5.0
<0.001
 PE
21.5
(10.9-37.6)
20.5
(12.3-29.1)
−3.6
0.22
Transport
31.4
(17.7-45.2)
24.0
(12.9-39.1)
−1.9
0.27
 Active
35.1
(18.8-53.9)
30.0
(14.3-48.2)
−0.3
0.61
 Passive
13.3
(2.9-24.3)
12.9
(3.4-24.1)
−0.5
0.94
Home 3.7 ((1.8-6.9 ) 3.1 (1.8-5.1) −1.0 0.17

Bold: significant difference p < 0.05.

aDifferences were estimated using multilevel adjusted for differences in age, BMI, number of valid days & time in domain. School included to account for clustering.

bDifferences were estimated using multilevel adjusted for differences in gender, BMI, number of valid days & time in domain. School included to account for clustering.

IQR, Inter Quartile Range; MVPA, Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity, PE, Physical Education.