Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample of parents (n = 42) and their children by group and overall.
| High PA Boy (N = 10) | Low PA Boy (N = 11) | High PA Girl (N = 10) | Low PA Girl (N = 11) | Overall (N = 42) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD)/% | Mean (SD)/% | Mean (SD)/% | Mean (SD)/% | Mean (SD)/% | |
| Child characteristics | |||||
| Gender (% female) | - | - | - | - | 50.0% |
| Age (years) | 10.7 (0.5) | 10.8 (0.4) | 10.9 (0.3) | 10.8 (0.3) | 10.8 (0.4) |
| BMI z-score(kg/m2) | 0.1 (0.6) | 0.39 (1.4) | 0.44 (0.7) | 0.87 (0.9) | 0.45 (1.0) |
| MVPA (mins/day) | 89.1 (13.7) | 46.3 (6.2) | 83.3 (14.2) | 40.2 (12.5) | 64.6 (25.0) |
| Sedentary time (mins/day) | 427.3 (68.6) | 472.5 (42.1) | 466.2 (69.4) | 471.1 (51.0) | 459.2 (59.9) |
| Parent characteristics | |||||
| Gender (% female) | 50.0% | 36.4% | 70.0% | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| Age (years) | 44.0 (6.3) | 42.6 (5.8) | 44.1 (6.8) | 39.6 (4.0) | 42.5 (5.9) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5 (3.0) | 28.3 (7.4) | 23.1 (2.7) | 25.2 (4.2) | 25.3 (4.9) |
| IMD | 11.9 (5.6) | 18.3 (18.1) | 15.0 (11.0) | 22.6 (18.6) | 16.9 (14.5) |
| MVPA (mins/day) | 66.9 (28.2) | 53.2 (26.1) | 70.3 (20.1) | 46.9 (19.4) | 58.9 (24.8) |
| Sedentary time (mins/day) | 539.5 (44.6) | 525.4 (47.4) | 534.8 (82.9) | 524.8 (61.8) | 530.8 (58.9) |
| Ethnicity (% White British) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 90.0% | 90.9% | 95.2% |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full time | 40.0% | 54.5% | 70.0% | 36.4% | 50.0% |
| Part time | 40.0% | 27.2% | 30.0% | 63.6% | 40.5% |
| Not in paid employment | 20.0% | 18.2% | 0% | 0% | 9.5% |