Table 7.
Physical activity rates in the diabetes and the control groups depending on age.
| Physical Activity Rates/Data from 7-Day Study | Diabetes Group (n = 215) | ||||||||
| 6–12 Years | (n = 91) | 13–18 Years | (n = 14) | Mean Difference (6–12/13–18) | −95% CI | 95% CI | t/Z | p Value | |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||||
| SEDENTARY [min] | 3542.1 | ±1151.6 | 3779.9 | 1142.4 | 237.8 | 225.9 | 249.7 | −1.49 | 0.135 |
| LIGHT (LPA) [min] | 1165.2 | ±344.4 | 957.1 | 375.0 | 208.2 | 197.7 | 218.6 | 4.30 | <0.001 *** |
| MODERATE (MPA) [min] | 267.9 | ±175.3 | 245.0 | 145.0 | 23.0 | 21.8 | 24.1 | 0.69 | 0.487 |
| VIGOROUS (VPA) [min] | 227.9 | ±292.6 | 235.4 | 231.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.9 | −0.69 | 0.336 |
| % SEDENTARY | 67.7 | ±13.0 | 72.2 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | −3.49 | <0.001 *** |
| % LIGHT (LPA) | 22.7 | ±5.8 | 18.4 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.44 | <0.001 *** |
| % MODERATE (MPA) | 5.2 | ±3.3 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.97 | 0.332 |
| % VIGORIOUS (VPA) | 4.4 | ±5.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.65 | 0.515 |
| TOTAL MVPA | 495.8 | ±461.2 | 480.4 | 362.8 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 16.2 | −0.39 | 0.699 |
| % MVPA | 9.6 | ±8.7 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.22 | 0.828 |
| Mean MVPA/day | 75.6 | ±67.3 | 76.5 | 56.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.47 | 0.638 |
| Physical Activity Rates/Data from 7-Day Study | Control Group (n = 115) | ||||||||
| 6–12 Years | (n = 63) | 13–18 Years | (n = 52) | Mean Difference (6 − 12/13 − 18) | −95% CI | 95% CI | t/Z | p Value | |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||||||
| SEDENTARY [min] | 3302.2 | ±705.4 | 3908.4 | ±972.4 | 606.2 | 575.9 | 636.6 | −3.48 | 0.001 ** |
| LIGHT (LPA) [min] | 1191.1 | ±273.1 | 902.5 | ±285.2 | 288.7 | 274.3 | 303.1 | 4.96 | <0.001 *** |
| MODERATE (MPA) [min] | 294.0 | ±71.7 | 239.4 | ±87.4 | 54.6 | 51.9 | 57.3 | 3.31 | 0.001 ** |
| VIGOROUS (VPA) [min] | 220.4 | ±96.3 | 196.5 | ±108.8 | 24.0 | 22.8 | 25.2 | 2.03 | 0.042 * |
| % SEDENTARY | 65.6 | ±6.9 | 74.2 | ±6.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.1 | −5.88 | <0.001 *** |
| % LIGHT (LPA) | 24.0 | ±4.9 | 17.4 | ±5.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.11 | <0.001 *** |
| % MODERATE (MPA) | 6.0 | ±1.6 | 4.7 | ±1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4.16 | <0.001 *** |
| % VIGORIOUS (VPA) | 4.5 | ±2.1 | 3.7 | ±1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.54 | 0.011 * |
| TOTAL MVPA | 514.4 | ±149.3 | 435.8 | ±160.4 | 78.6 | 74.6 | 82.5 | 2.89 | 0.004 ** |
| % MVPA | 10.5 | ±3.3 | 8.4 | ±2.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.84 | <0.001 *** |
| Mean MVPA/day | 82.5 | ±25.5 | 69.5 | ±24.0 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 3.00 | 0.003 ** |
n—Number of participants; Me—median; Z score = result of Mann–Whitney U-Test; CI—confidence interval; SD—standard deviation; p value—probability level; *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05; bold values—statistically significant.