Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of children’s characteristics and PA and measurement season (N = 152).
| Variable | N (%) a | Mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Boy | 72 (47.7%) | ||
| Girl | 79 (52.3%) | |||
| Age (months) | 34.14 (8.97) | |||
| Childcare use (number of days) | 2.01 (0.78) | |||
| BMI z-score | 0.38 (0.96) | |||
| Temperament b | Depressive/withdrawn | 1.08 (0.15) | ||
| Overactive | 1.53 (0.40) | |||
| Oppositional | 1.47 (0.36) | |||
| Anxious | 1.34 (0.32) | |||
| Physical activity c | Average counts/minute (vector magnitude) | 1080.09 (277.46) | ||
| Sedentary time | Minutes | 510.31 (63.56) | ||
| Percentage | 82.35 (5.83) | |||
| MVPA | Minutes | 53.74 (20.66) | ||
| Percentage | 8.35 (3.70) | |||
| Season | Winter | 48 (31.6%) | ||
| Spring | 18 (11.8%) | |||
| Summer | 6 (3.9%) | |||
| Autumn | 80 (52.6%) | |||
Notes: BMI: body mass index, MVPA: moderate to vigorous activity, SD: standard deviation. a N’s deviate from total sample size due to missing values. Valid percentages are presented. b Assessed by the Child Behaviour Check List [31], scale 1–3. c Assessed by Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometer.