Table 2.
Differences in children’s physical activity, social behaviour and quality of life according to preschool type.
| Health Resources | Characteristics | Mean ± SD | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preschools with Systematic PAPs | Preschools without PAPs | ||||||
| Physical activity | Steps/preschool hours (a.m.) | Girls | 1,720.00 | (721.00) | 1,791.00 | (608.00) | 0.709 |
| Boys | 2,180.00 | (1,136.00) | 2,221.00 | (1,096.00) | 0.887 | ||
| Steps/day after preschool | Girls | 2,718.00 | (1,760.00) | 2,370.00 | (1,232.00) | 0.443 | |
| Boys | 3,085.00 | (1,687.00) | 3,567.00 | (1,910.00) | 0.343 | ||
| MVPA | Girls | 167.00 | (99.00) | 163.00 | (104.00) | 0.827 | |
| Boys | 180.00 | (113.00) | 189.00 | (113.00) | 0.624 | ||
| Social behaviour | Peer problems score | Girls | 1.20 | (0.35) | 1.23 | (0.35) | 0.437 |
| Boys | 1.25 | (0.36) | 1.13 | (0.26) | 0.023 * | ||
| Prosocial score | Girls | 2.74 | (0.30) | 2.69 | (0.40) | 0.311 | |
| Boys | 2.52 | (0.45) | 2.64 | (0.40) | 0.059 | ||
| Quality of life | Self-reported | 73.40 | (12.60) | 74.30 | (13.60) | 0.597 | |
| Parentally reported | 81.10 | (7.80) | 81.60 | (7.60) | 0.516 | ||
Notes: PA: physical activity; p: p-value associated with the one-way analysis of covariance (ANCOVA); MVPA: moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in minutes per week (parentally reported); PAP: physical activity programme; SD: standard deviation; * Statistically significant difference.