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. 2016 Oct 28;16:1129. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3793-3

Table 1.

Sample characteristics for the non-imputed dataset and the pooled results

Non-Imputed Dataset Pooled Resulta
N Statistic N Statistic
Child Characteristics
Gender – count (%) 612 612
 Boys 289 (47.2) 289 (47.2)
 Girls 323 (52.8) 323 (52.8)
Age in years – M (SD) 612 612
 7 years 203 (33.2) 203 (33.2)
 8 years 409 (66.8) 409 (66.8)
Weight status – count (%) 658 612
 Non-overweightb 472 (78.1) 476 (77.8)
 Overweight/obese 132 (21.9) 136 (22.2)
Total steps/day – M (SD) 436 8606 (2860) 612 8558 (3313)
Parental-reported total PA (min/day) – M (SD) 598 107.89 (64.09) 612 107.72 (65.07)
Parent Characteristics
Parents’ gender – count (%) 612 612
 Fathers 97 (15.8) 97 (15.8)
 Mothers 515 (84.2) 515 (84.2)
Weight status – count (%) 550 612
 Non-overweightb 309 (56.2) 339 (55.4)
 Overweight/obese 241 (43.8) 273 (44.6)
Total steps/day – M (SD) 430 7796 (3088) 612 7741 (2910)
Leisure time MVPA (METS/day) – M (SD) 518 6.91 (4.02) 612 6.96 (4.61)
Socio-economic status indicators
Parents’ education – count (%) 557 612
 Has not completed college/university 117 (21.0) 145 (23.7)
 Completed college/university 382 (68.6) 381 (62.2)
 Completed graduate school 58 (10.4) 86 (14.1)
Household Income – count (%) 563 612
  < $80,000/year 114 (20.2) 137 (22.4)
  > $80,000/year 449 (79.8) 475 (77.6)
Area-level SES - M (SD) 610 12.12 (19.53) 612 12.07 (19.58)

Note. PA physical activity; MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; SES socioeconomic status; athe pooled results were estimated using multiple imputation, bthe non-overweight category includes thin and healthy weight categories