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. 2019 Nov 25;38:e2018112. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2018112

Table 4. Indicators of sedentary behavior in South American preschool children.

Period of sedentary behavior
Aguilar-Farías et al. 18
Total sedentary behavior 468.3 minutes/day (SD=92)
Barbosa et al. 19
Sedentary behavior at school 2,234.5 minutes/week (SD=353)
Bielemann et al. 20 562.9 minutes/day (SD=102)
Prevalence of sedentary behavior by cut-off point
Barbosa et al. 19
School day 89.6-90.9%
Cremm et al. 22 q
>2 hours/day of television 39.4%
>1 hour/day of computer and games 27.5%
Lopez et al. 25 q
≥2 hours/day of television 100%
≥5 hours/day of television 15.5%
Roda et al. 27 q
>2 hours/day of screen time 40.3%
≥5 hours/day of screen time 7.2%

SD: standard deviation; q: measure originated from a questionnaire.