Table 2. Sample characteristics according to gender and overall participants.
Boys | Girls | All | pa | |||||||
Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | ||
Age (years) | 12.2 | 0.6 | 97 | 12.2 | 0.6 | 127 | 12.2 | 0.6 | 224 | 0.984 |
Measurements of cognitive function | ||||||||||
PRM no. of correct | 20.9 | 2.8 | 97 | 20.9 | 2.2 | 127 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 224 | 0.981 |
SSP span length (scale 0–9) | 6.6 | 1.3 | 97 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 127 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 224 | 0.561 |
RTI five-choice (ms) | 623 | 78 | 97 | 680 | 98 | 127 | 655 | 94 | 224 | <0.001 |
RVP A’ (scale 0.00–1.00)b | 0.97 | 0.02 | 97 | 0.97 | 0.03 | 127 | 0.97 | 0.02 | 224 | 0.946 |
IED no. of children who completed the test (%) | 67 | 97 | 66 | 127 | 67 | 224 | 0.891 | |||
Measurements of physical activity and sedentary behavior | ||||||||||
Objectively measured MVPA (min/day)c | 60.3 | 22.4 | 89 | 56.9 | 16.9 | 118 | 58.4 | 19.5 | 207 | 0.231 |
Objectively measured sedentary time (%/day)d | 66.1 | 5.9 | 89 | 67.9 | 5.1 | 127 | 67.2 | 5.5 | 207 | 0.013 |
Self-reported MVPA (d/week with ≥60 min MVPA) | 5.0 | 1.8 | 95 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 127 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 222 | 0.923 |
Self-reported total screen time (h/day) | 4.0 | 2.0 | 95 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 127 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 222 | 0.015 |
TV | 1.6 | 1.0 | 96 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 127 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 223 | 0.982 |
Computer/video games | 1.4 | 0.9 | 95 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 127 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 222 | <0.001 |
Computer use (other than playing) | 1.0 | 0.8 | 96 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 127 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 223 | 0.244 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity; PRM, Pattern Recognition Memory; SSP, Spatial Span; RTI, Reaction Time; RVP, Rapid Visual Information Processing; IED, Intra-Extra Dimensional Set Shift.
P-values for the gender differences (T-test).
A’ indicates the result in RVP test. The scale is 0.00–1.00, whereas 0.00 indicates a poor result and 1.00 a good result.
MVPA measured with the ActiGraph accelerometer using a cut-off value of 2,296 counts per minute.
Sedentary time measured by the ActiGraph accelerometer using a cut-off value 100 counts per minute and expressed as percentage of daily monitoring time (%/day).