Table 3. Indicators of physical activity in South American preschool children.
| Mean PA time | |
|---|---|
| Aguilar-Farías et al. 18 | |
| Walking | 147.2 minutes/day (SD=52) |
| PA (at least 10 minutes) | 97.1 minutes/day (SD=53) |
| Barbosa et al. 19 | |
| Light to vigorous PA during school hours | 275.2 minutes/day (SD=78) |
| Bielemann et al. 20 | |
| Light PA | 261.9 minutes/day (SD=37) |
| Moderate PA | 71.3 minutes/day (SD=19) |
| Vigorous PA | 15 minutes/day (SD=8) |
| Cano Cappelacci et al. 21 | |
| Eutrophic children | 141.6 minutes/day |
| Overweight children | 126.2 minutes/day |
| Obese children | 130.9 minutes/day |
| Godard et al. 23 | |
| Moderate and vigorous PA | 92 minutes/day (SD=41) |
| Lima et al. 24 a | |
| Moderate PA | 70.1 (95%CI 66.2-74.0)b |
| Vigorous PA | 24.7 (95%CI 22.3-23.1)b |
| Vásquez and Salazar 28 and Vásquez 29 c | |
| Moderate PA (weekdays) | 32 minutes/day |
| Moderate and vigorous PA (weekends) | 22 minutes/day |
| Prevalence of PA by cut-off point | |
| Barros et al. 30 q | |
| >60 minutes/day of outdoor PA | 34.7% |
| Cano Cappelacci et al. 21 | |
| >60 minutes/day of moderate and vigorous PA | 100% |
| Cremm et al. 22 q | 18.9% |
| Godard et al. 23 | |
| ≥60 minutes/day of moderate and vigorous PA | 81.8% |
| Lima et al. 24 a | |
| ≥60 minutes/day of moderate and vigorous PA | 12.7 (95%CI 7.6-19.7)c |
| Melo et al. 26 q | |
| >60 minutes/day of moderate and vigorous PA | 36.4 (95%CI 33.6-39.2)d |
| Roda et al. 27 q | |
| Moderate PA | 8% |
| Vigorous PA | 58% |
aBelong to the study ELOS-Pré; bcriteria 3 + days with 10 + h/day (recommended by the authors); cbelong to the same study; dmeasured only on weekdays; PA: physical activity; SD: standard deviation; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; q: measure originated from a questionnaire.