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. 2020 Jun 15;17(12):4254. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17124254

Table 2.

Domain-specific physical activity and screen time among Kenyan and Japanese children.

Boys Girls
Kenya Japan p 95% CI Kenya Japan p 95% CI
Physical Education classes 2.92 ± 0.86 4.21 ± 0.68 <0.001 −1.60, −0.98 2.97 ± 0.90 3.97 ± 0.72 <0.001 −1.35, −0.67
Recess 3.44 ± 1.56 3.65 ± 1.36 0.690 −0.80, 0.38 3.00 ± 1.56 2.95 ± 1.31 0.910 −0.55, 0.65
Lunch 3.32 ± 1.48 3.30 ± 1.44 0.892 −0.56, 0.60 3.11 ± 1.53 2.58 ± 1.13 0.089 −0.04, 1.10
Right after school 3.56 ± 1.33 3.19 ± 1.42 0.250 −0.17, 0.92 3.36 ± 1.31 2.52 ± 1.35 0.005 0.29, 1.37
Evening 3.36 ± 1.26 3.33 ± 1.31 0.246 −0.25, 0.77 3.25 ± 1.43 2.53 ± 1.08 0.010 0.19, 1.26
Weekend 3.37 ± 1.23 2.33 ± 1.13 0.793 −0.43, 0.52 3.41 ± 1.29 2.63 ± 0.97 0.003 0.29, 1.26
After-school sport club (%) 54.2 75.6 0.009 - 50.0 43.3 0.451 -
Weekday
Television time (h/day) 1.82 ± 1.67 1.66 ± 1.33 0.606 −0.45, 0.77 2.24 ± 1.75 1.42 ± 1.15 0.012 0.19, 1.45
Computer game (h/day) 1.14 ± 1.51 1.27 ± 1.29 0.646 −0.70, 0.43 1.04 ± 1.19 0.53 ± 0.82 0.021 0.08, 0.95
Weekend
Television time (h/day) 3.81 ± 1.58 2.49 ± 1.53 <0.001 0.69, 1.94 3.23 ± 1.76 2.17 ± 1.34 0.002 0.40, 1.71
Computer game (h/day) 2.03 ± 1.83 1.79 ± 1.49 0.471 −0.43, 0.93 1.68 ± 1.82 0.84 ± 1.11 0.012 0.19, 1.41

Physical activity scores were evaluated using the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Children (PAQ-C) [24,25]. Higher physical activity scores indicate higher physical activity levels; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.