Table 2.
Achievement of physical activity and screen time recommendations among children 2–13 years of age in the 2013 Provincial Benchmark Survey, Alberta, Canada.
| Age (years) | Physical activity achievement N = 623 |
Screen time achievement N = 623 |
Physical activity and screen time achievementa N = 343 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
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| 2 | 23 (45) | 28 (55) | 26 (50) | 26 (50) | 11 (22) | 13 (26) |
| 3 | 22 (36) | 39 (64) | 15 (24) | 47 (76) | 6 (10) | 30 (49) |
| 4 | 21 (34) | 40 (66) | 22 (35) | 40 (65) | 7 (11) | 25 (41) |
| 5 | 28 (65) | 15 (35) | 33 (75) | 11 (25) | 20 (48) | 3 (7) |
| 6 | 34 (83) | 7 (17) | 26 (65) | 14 (35) | 22 (55) | 3 (7) |
| 7 | 38 (83) | 8 (17) | 37 (82) | 8 (18) | 31 (69) | 2 (4) |
| 8 | 37 (79) | 10 (21) | 40 (85) | 7 (15) | 31 (66) | 1 (2) |
| 9 | 34 (71) | 14 (29) | 28 (58) | 20 (42) | 20 (42) | 6 (13) |
| 10 | 49 (80) | 12 (20) | 37 (61) | 24 (39) | 31 (51) | 6 (10) |
| 11 | 34 (76) | 11 (24) | 22 (50) | 22 (50) | 16 (36) | 5 (11) |
| 12 | 30 (61) | 19 (39) | 26 (53) | 23 (47) | 14 (29) | 7 (14) |
| 13 | 51 (73) | 19 (27) | 32 (46) | 37 (54) | 23 (33) | 10 (14) |
| Total ages 2–4 | 66 (38) | 107 (62)b | 63 (36) | 113 (64)b | 24 (14) | 68 (39) |
| Total ages 5–13 | 335 (74) | 115 (26)b | 281 (63) | 166 (37)b | 208 (47) | 43 (10) |
| Total all ages | 401 (64) | 222 (36) | 344 (55) | 279 (45) | 232 (38) | 111 (18) |
a
Refers to achievement of both physical activity and screen time, and non-achievement of either physical activity or screen time.
b
Differences between age groups were significant (p < 0.000).