Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of the sample
| Characteristics | N | Measures, means ± SD or % |
|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 476 | 3.9 ± 0.7 |
| Boys | 251 | 53% |
| Girls | 225 | 47% |
| Socioeconomic/cultural | ||
| ISEI | 437 | 61.8 ± 15.9 |
| French-speaking part | 123 | 26% |
| German-speaking part | 353 | 74% |
| Body composition | ||
| Skinfold thickness, mm | 428 | 26.0 ± 5.5 |
| Waist circumference, cm | 458 | 51.9 ± 3.5 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 463 | 16.0 ± 1.4 |
| Overweight* | 82 | 17.7% |
| Obese* | 24 | 5.2% |
| Overweight# | 40 | 8.6% |
| Obese# | 10 | 2.2% |
| Physical activity | ||
| Total physical activity, cpm | 434 | 621.5 ± 153.6 |
| Fine motor tasks | ||
| Pegboard, s | 428 | 52.4 ± 18.5 |
| Repetitive finger movement, s | 381 | 5.0 ± 1.6 |
| Sequential finger movement, s | 368 | 3.2 ± 0.7 |
| Repetitive hand movement, s | 400 | 4.6 ± 1.2 |
| Alternating hand movement, s | 378 | 6.3 ± 3.2 |
| Gross motor tasks | ||
| Standing on one leg, s | 398 | 6.0 ± 7.7 |
| Walking on a straight line§ | 406 | 2.2 ± 0.8 |
| Jumping sideward§ | 391 | 2.6 ± 1.0 |
| Hopping on one leg§ | 364 | 2.4 ± 1.4 |
| Running§ | 407 | 2.4 ± 0.8 |