Table 2.
Physical activity for all participants, and by gender
| |
Father |
Mother |
Boys |
Girls |
All children |
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | |
| MVPA Overall |
423 |
52.1 |
24.5 |
651 |
49.0 |
22.7 |
436 |
72.0 |
21.2 |
386 |
62.4 |
17.0 |
822 |
67.5 |
19.9 |
| MVPA Weekday |
424 |
55.9 |
29.4 |
680 |
53.3 |
25.2 |
452 |
72.3 |
21.4 |
402 |
62.4 |
17.8 |
854 |
67.6 |
20.4 |
| MVPA Weekend |
419 |
45.6 |
27.8 |
627 |
42.7 |
35.5 |
415 |
70.7 |
29.8 |
370 |
61.9 |
23.6 |
785 |
66.6 |
27.4 |
| PA guideline** |
n |
Met (%) |
Not met (%) |
n |
Met (%) |
Not met (%) |
n |
Met (%) |
Not met (%) |
n |
Met (%) |
Not met (%) |
n |
Met (%) |
Not met (%) |
| Overall |
423 |
85.1 |
14.9 |
651 |
80.2 |
19.8 |
436 |
70.9 |
29.1 |
386 |
53.1 |
46.9 |
822 |
62.5 |
37.5 |
| Weekday |
424 |
84.2 |
15.8 |
680 |
83.2 |
16.8 |
452 |
69.9 |
30.1 |
402 |
52.7 |
47.3 |
854 |
61.8 |
38.2 |
| Weekend | 419 | 65.4 | 34.6 | 627 | 61.4 | 38.6 | 415 | 60.0 | 40.0 | 370 | 51.4 | 48.7 | 785 | 55.9 | 44.1 |
**Current UK recommendations for children: 60 mins MVPA per day; for adults: 30 mins MVPA per day; % ages met and not met.