Table 3.
Daily average time spent in physical activity by group.
| Children with autism (N = 17) | Children without autism (N = 12) | F value | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | Min–max | M ± SD | Min–max | |||
| Sedentary | 452.1 ± 100.5∗∗∗ | 218–572 | 369.14 ± 105.7 | 143–518 | 13.9 | 0.00∗ |
| Light | 104.6 ± 36.1∗∗∗ | 54–195 | 122.7 ± 22.2 | 66–159 | 33.4 | 0.00∗ |
| Moderate | 154.9 ± 50.1∗∗∗ | 85–263 | 210.8 ± 51.1 | 139–304 | 16.4 | 0.00∗ |
| Total MVPA | 165.9 ± 58.7∗∗ | 86–286 | 218.3 ± 65.6 | 143–358 | 13.7 | 0.01∗ |
Note: M: mean; SD: standard deviation. *P ≤ 0.05.
**P ≥ 0.01.
***P ≥ 0.001.