Table 1. Descriptive characteristics of ISCOLE participants stratified by sex and study site (n=6224).
| Country (site) |
Mean (s.d.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Active transport Yes (%) | Age (years) | BMI (kg m−2) | BMI z-score | MVPAa (min per day) | LPAa (min per day) | SEDa (min per day) | Total activitya (counts per day) | |
| Boys | |||||||||
| Australia (Adelaide) | 220 | 33.0 | 10.8 (0.4) | 18.6 (2.9) | 0.6 (1.1) | 79.9 (24.3) | 317.6 (48.6) | 465.8 (63.9) | 564 028.9 (132 446.3) |
| Brazil (São Paulo) | 217 | 39.2 | 10.5 (0.5) | 19.9 (4.8) | 1.0 (1.5) | 74.1 (28.0) | 347.4 (53.9) | 495.4 (78.5) | 536 820.8 (147 588.2) |
| Canada (Ottawa) | 213 | 44.1 | 10.5 (0.4) | 18.5 (3.4) | 0.6 (1.2) | 72.2 (20.8) | 318.7 (43.6) | 500.8 (66.7) | 513 246.8 (105 426.6) |
| China (Tianjin) | 258 | 31.4 | 9.9 (0.5) | 19.8 (4.5) | 1.1 (1.6) | 50.9 (17.6) | 307.5 (56.9) | 569.1 (72.1) | 401 917.5 (98 427.1) |
| Colombia (Bogotá) | 422 | 69.4 | 10.5 (0.6) | 17.8 (2.6) | 0.3 (1.1) | 79.3 (27.4) | 344.4 (51.1) | 502.5 (71.1) | 549 247.5 (138 015.7) |
| Finland (Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa) | 218 | 76.2 | 10.5 (0.4) | 17.6 (2.5) | 0.3 (1.1) | 85.8 (29.2) | 303.0 (44.1) | 528.1 (73.0) | 578 639.7 (156 260.4) |
| India (Bangalore) | 249 | 7.2 | 10.4 (0.5) | 17.6 (3.3) | 0.1 (1.5) | 62.0 (20.0) | 356.1 (51.5) | 497.0 (64.1) | 489 561.4 (104 436.9) |
| Kenya (Nairobi) | 230 | 48.3 | 10.2 (0.7) | 17.1 (2.8) | 0.02 (1.2) | 78.9 (31.1) | 328.6 (56.6) | 507.0 (78.6) | 546 932.8 (147 917.5) |
| Portugal (Porto) | 269 | 29.7 | 10.4 (0.2) | 19.3 (3.3) | 1.0 (1.2) | 73.6 (24.6) | 310.6 (50.8) | 539.2 (69.3) | 507 698.7 (122 343.3) |
| South Africa (Cape Town) | 159 | 52.2 | 10.3 (0.7) | 17.8 (3.3) | 0.3 (1.3) | 73.6 (25.9) | 320.9 (54.0) | 495.6 (72.4) | 524 922.9 (131 996.5) |
| UK (Bath and NE Somerset) | 185 | 66.0 | 10.9 (0.4) | 18.1 (2.6) | 0.4 (1.0) | 76.7 (24.8) | 289.7 (46.5) | 496.1 (63.0) | 526 362.0 (131 745.9) |
| USA (Baton Rouge) | 195 | 8.7 | 10.0 (0.6) | 18.5 (3.3) | 0.7 (1.3) | 54.1 (18.0) | 318.0 (54.6) | 533.9 (65.4) | 439 918.9 (107 853.4) |
| All sites | 2835 | 43.1 | 10.4 (0.6) | 18.4 (3.4) | 0.5 (1.3) | 72.0 (26.8) | 324.0 (54.5) | 511.8 (74.7) | 515 841.0 (137 393.5) |
| Girls | |||||||||
| Australia (Adelaide) | 258 | 27.9 | 10.7 (0.4) | 19.0 (3.5) | 0.6 (1.1) | 59.9 (19.8) | 308.4 (49.1) | 489.5 (59.2) | 473 728.8 (119 392.7) |
| Brazil (São Paulo) | 228 | 41.2 | 10.4 (0.5) | 19.7 (4.3) | 0.8 (1.3) | 49.6 (19.4) | 336.3 (55.8) | 519.2 (67.5) | 418 194.0 (108 757.1) |
| Canada (Ottawa) | 304 | 29.9 | 10.5 (0.4) | 18.2 (3.3) | 0.3 (1.2) | 55.1 (18.3) | 308.1 (47.2) | 516.3 (63.5) | 439 736.4 (100 951.3) |
| China (Tianjin) | 238 | 34.0 | 9.8 (0.4) | 18.0 (3.6) | 0.3 (1.3) | 41.6 (15.1) | 281.9 (57.1) | 598.8 (72.2) | 345 893.1 (89 348.4) |
| Colombia (Bogotá) | 434 | 75.6 | 10.4 (0.6) | 17.4 (2.4) | 0.1 (1.0) | 62.3 (21.5) | 333.7 (53.0) | 526.4 (70.0) | 470 448.4 (111 298.7) |
| Finland (Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa) | 252 | 81.0 | 10.5 (0.4) | 17.9 (2.7) | 0.2 (1.0) | 66.3 (21.6) | 295.9 (46.7) | 541.4 (65.3) | 486 068.3 (131 095.2) |
| India (Bangalore) | 297 | 3.7 | 10.4 (0.5) | 18.2 (3.3) | 0.3 (1.3) | 38.9 (14.8) | 336.1 (53.5) | 556.3 (67.0) | 370 217.0 (89 399.1) |
| Kenya (Nairobi) | 266 | 41.7 | 10.2 (0.7) | 17.3 (3.3) | -0.02 (1.2) | 63.0 (30.8) | 329.2 (61.5) | 521.1 (72.5) | 481 052.9 (151 122.6) |
| Portugal (Porto) | 349 | 27.5 | 10.4 (0.3) | 19.4 (3.4) | 0.8 (1.1) | 50.5 (16.6) | 301.3 (52.8) | 571.3 (60.1) | 399 559.8 (89 138.0) |
| South Africa (Cape Town) | 241 | 62.7 | 10.2 (0.7) | 18.3 (3.8) | 0.4 (1.3) | 57.1 (22.6) | 319.2 (56.9) | 515.5 (64.5) | 457 427.3 (123 594.2) |
| UK (Bath and NE Somerset) | 243 | 63.8 | 10.9 (0.5) | 18.7 (3.2) | 0.4 (1.1) | 59.2 (18.7) | 288.3 (47.6) | 506.9 (57.3) | 444 690.1 (100 906.2) |
| USA (Baton Rouge) | 279 | 7.9 | 9.8 (0.5) | 19.0 (4.0) | 0.7 (1.3) | 42.8 (15.4) | 306.9 (53.8) | 550.5 (64.4) | 385 268.2 (100 745.5) |
| All sites | 3389 | 41.8 | 10.4 (0.6) | 18.4 (3.5) | 0.4 (1.2) | 54.1 (21.7) | 313.2 (55.8) | 535.0 (71.3) | 431 804.9 (118 704.3) |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; LPA, light physical activity; SED, sedentary time.
a
Weekday (Monday through Friday) average. Results presented as mean (s.d.) unless otherwise specified.