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. 2017 Mar 15;17:76. doi: 10.1186/s12887-017-0832-x

Table 2.

Physical activity measured as vector magnitude counts per minute (CPM) in boys and girls

Variable Girls n = 97 Boys n = 86 Difference Effect size P-value
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean (95% CI)
3536.5 ± 710.3 4152.8 ± 880.8 0.770 <0.001
Grade
 One 3613.5 ± 668 3752.4 ± 611.6 −129 (−351, 608) 0.002 0.597
Four 3472.6 ± 743.9 4635.4 ± 919.3 −1134 (−1575, −693) 0.143 <0.001
Nationality
 Qatari 3578.1 ± 732 4155.3 ± 905.2 −765 (−376, −1153) 0.089 <0.001
 Non Qatari 3474.6 ± 681.4 4137.6 ± 745.9 −452 (−148, 1052) 0.014 0.139
Overweight Status
 Underweight 3103.2 ± 784.6 3994.8 ± 384.5 −771 (−1774, 232) 0.015 0.131
 Normal 3698.4 ± 648.9 4019.5 ± 898.3 −561 (−929, −194) 0.056 0.003
 Overweight 3364.8 ± 679.6 4242.1 ± 847.7 −420 (−1128, 287) 0.009 0.243
 Obese 3547.2 ± 724.7 4521.8 ± 876 −742 (−1400, −83) 0.031 0.027
Day of the week
 Sunday 3393.9 ± 873.0 3708.9 ± 1302.5 −352 (−675, −29) 0.025 0.033
 Monday 3468.5 ± 736.4 4693.6 ± 1088.8 −1258 (−1560, −956) 0.291 <0.001
 Tuesday 3762.7 ± 675.9 4462.3 ± 1136.7 −744 (−1040, −448) 0.124 <0.001
 Wednesday 3814.7 ± 892.6 4015.7 ± 928.1 −166 (−434, 103) 0.008 0.224
 Thursday 3384.8 ± 1042.2 3694.4 ± 1147.9 −315 (−636, −6) 0.020 0.054