Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of sedentary behaviour at baseline and follow-up in Belgian preschool children in intervention (n = 15) and control (n = 12) kindergartens
| BASELINE | FOLLOW-UP | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | ||
| Accelerometer | n | 529 | 330 | / | / |
| Gender (% boys) | 54.6 | 53.9 | / | / | |
| Age (years) | 4.4 ± 0.6 | 4.3 ± 0.6 | / | / | |
| Weight status | |||||
| - Underweight (%) - Normal weight (%) - Overweight (%) - Obese (%) |
11.0 | 10.2 | / | / | |
| 79.4 | 78.9 | / | / | ||
| 6.9 | 10.2 | / | / | ||
| 2.8 | 0.7 | / | / | ||
| SB weekday (%/day) | 44.8 ± 6.5 | 45.8 ± 6.8 | 44.5 ± 6.9 | 46.3 ± 10.5 | |
| SB weekend day (%/day) | 45.9 ± 10.0 | 46.7 ± 9.7 | 45.0 ± 10.4 | 45.8 ± 10.8 | |
| Questionnaire | n | 961 | 754 | / | / |
| Gender (% boys) | 52.7 | 52.4 | / | / | |
| Age (years) | 4.5 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.5 | / | / | |
| Weight status | |||||
| - Underweight (%) - Normal weight (%) - Overweight (%) - Obese (%) |
12.3 | 9.7 | / | / | |
| 77.3 | 79.1 | / | / | ||
| 8.2 | 9.7 | / | / | ||
| 2.1 | 1.4 | / | / | ||
| TV week (min/day) | 61.1 ± 43.1 | 67.9 ± 55.8 | 60.6 ± 44.3 | 68.6 ± 55.7 | |
| TV weekend (min/day) | 108.6 ± 72.5 | 117.7 ± 85.3 | 105.8 ± 69.8 | 119.1 ± 84.5 | |
| PC week (min/day) | 11.1 ± 25.5 | 11.8 ± 24.5 | 15.6 ± 30.6 | 16.4 ± 29.3 | |
| PC weekend (min/day) | 23.1 ± 42.9 | 23.5 ± 39.3 | 30.2 ± 44.7 | 32.3 ± 45.9 | |
| Quiet play week (min/day) | 71.7 ± 51.8 | 81.7 ± 66.1 | 70.7 ± 52.4 | 77.3 ± 61.8 | |
| Quiet play weekend (min/day) | 154.2 ± 95.2 | 158.9 ± 101.5 | 145.3 ± 113.6 | 151.6 ± 96.3 | |
SB sedentary behaviour, TV television, PC personal computer