Table 3.
The relationship between time spent in MVPA and bodyweight category (dichotomous division) taking into account the sex and age of the participants.
| Body Mass Category According to BMI Centile | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls | Boys | ALL | |||||||
| Healthy Weight | Overweight/Obese | p | Healthy Weight | Overweight/Obese | p | Healthy Weight | Overweight/Obese | p | |
| MVPA (min/day) | |||||||||
| All | 57.0 | 52.2 | 0.160 | 62.5 | 59.7 | 0.160 | 60.4 | 55.1 | 0.049 |
| 4–6 years | 59.3 | 52.8 | 0.351 | 71.0 | 61.6 | 0.670 | 65.9 | 57.0 | 0.206 |
| 7–11 years | 60.9 | 58.4 | 0.617 | 64.8 | 59.4 | 0.086 | 62.7 | 58.9 | 0.104 |
| 12–15 years | 54.6 | 45.0 | 0.041 | 60.4 | 57.3 | 0.423 | 58.2 | 52.0 | 0.024 |
p–test probability value calculated using the Mann–Whitney test.