Table 2.

Physical activity and sedentary behavior variables (mean (SD) per day)

		Sex			Weight status			NOS 4
	Total sample (n = 123)	Boys (n = 61)	Girls (n = 62)	P	Normal weight (n = 104)	Overweight (n = 16)	P	<53 (n = 23)	≥53 (n=95)	p
Average PA¹ (CPM² vertical)	1814 (391)	1812 (368)	1816 (416)	0.95	1817 (374)	1841 (506)	0.82	1922 (443)	1797 (377)	0.17
Average PA¹ (CPM² VM³)	3046 (524)	3003 (547)	3087 (501)	0.38	3041 (526)	3163 (488)	0.38	3236 (541)	3017 (506)	0.07
Steps	11152 (1628)	11181 (1733)	11124 (1531)	0.85	11175 (1649)	11251 (1422)	0.86	11527 (1698)	11114 (1581)	0.27
Sedentary
Minutes	432 (47)	436 (45)	428 (49)	0.38	432 (48)	422 (40)	0.42	416 (43)	434 (47)	0.09
No of 30 min bouts	2.5 (1.2)	2.5 (1.3)	2.4 (1.0)	0.66	2.2 (1.3)	2.4 (0.8)	0.73	2.4 (1.3)	2.5 (1.2)	0.67
Total time in 30 min bouts	153 (78)	151 (83)	155 (75)	0.78	155 (83)	146 (51)	0.63	143 (67)	157 (83)	0.44
Low PA
Minutes	265 (33)	263 (30)	267 (36)	0.56	265 (34)	270 (26)	0.59	275 (29)	264 (34)	0.15
No of 5 min bouts	2.1 (1.5)	2.3 (1.6)	1.9 (1.4)	0.21	2.2 (1.5)	1.9 (1.4)	0.44	2.1 (1.4)	2.1 (1.5)	0.84
Total time in 5 min bouts	12 (8)	13 (9)	11 (8)	0.14	12 (9)	10 (8)	0.40	11 (8)	12 (9)	0.72
High PA
Minutes	84 (23)	82 (25)	86 (21)	0.36	84 (23)	89 (23)	0.83	90 (26)	83 (22)	0.18
No of 5 min bouts	0.2 (0.3)	0.2 (0.3)	0.2 (0.3)	0.89	0.2 (0.3)	0.2 (0.3)	0.93	0.2 (0.3)	0.2 (0.3)	0.66
Total time in 5 min bouts	2 (13)	1 (2)	3 (18)	0.30	2.5 (14.0)	1.0 (1.6)	0.68	1.3 (2.0)	1.1 (1.7)	0.63

¹PA=Physical activity.

²CPM=Counts per minute.

³VM=Vector Magnitude.

⁴NOS=Neurological Optimality Score.