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. 2020 Sep 22;189:14–19. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.09.009

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and ANOVA results with regard to the effect of sex, available outdoor space, number of children, and adults working from home on children's daily percentage of physical activity (%) reported by parents.

Variables Variables Daily physical activity (%)
Two-way ANOVA
Age-groups
0–2 years
3–5 years
6–9 years
10–12 years
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Sex Boys 38.80 ± 26.15 29.35 ± 16.82 22.19 ± 15.14 16.42 ± 13.39 Fage (3, 2085) = 97.798, P < .001
Fsex (1,2085) = 3.449, P = .063
Fage × sex (3, 2085) = .884, P = .449
Girls 36.23 ± 27.62 26.31 ± 15.53 21.80 ± 14.31 16.22 ± 13.88
Available outdoor space No outdoor space 32.38 ± 26.88 21.61 ± 14.48 15.96 ± 12.24 11.69 ± 10.85 Fage (3, 2089) = 107.917, P < .001
Fspace (2,2089) = 69.275, P < .001
Fage × space (6, 2085) = 1.385, P = .217
Small outdoor space 36.22 ± 27.06 25.35 ± 14.32 18.69 ± 12.69 16.25 ± 13.45
Big outdoor space 43.19 ± 25.70 35.34 ± 14.31 28.95 ± 15.27 19.90 ± 14.60
Number of children Only child 31.71 ± 22.48 24.86 ± 15.17 18.90 ± 13.91 13.46 ± 10.82 Fage (3, 2093) = 88.446, P < .001
Fchildren (1,2093) = 46.330, P < .001
Fage × children (3, 2093) = 1.474, P = .220
2–5 children 40.83 ± 28.62 29.98 ± 16.65 23.69 ± 14.93 17.76 ± 14.62
Adults working from home All adults 33.18 ± 27.92 25.98 ± 15.53 20.77 ± 12.72 10.84 ± 10.25 Fage (3, 569) = 21.520, P < .001
Fwork (1,569) = 9.755, P = .002
Fage × work (3, 569) = .393, P = .758
At least one free adult 38.85 ± 27.68 29.34 ± 17.86 25.02 ± 15.09 18.98 ± 13.07

SD = standard deviation; ANOVA = analysis of variance.