Table 3.

Average hourly PA and ST, by childcare type, among Canadian preschoolers and for boys and girls separately.

		LPA			MVPA			TPA			ST
	n	min/h	SE	95%CI	min/h	SE	95%CI	min/h	SE	95%CI	min/h	SE	95%CI
Total
Center based	223	17.22*	0.31	16.61–17.82	5.48*	0.19	5.10–5.85	22.69*	0.41	21.89–23.50	37.31*	0.41	36.50–38.12
Home based	66	16.90*	0.44	16.04–17.77	6.18*	0.42	5.36–7.00	23.08*	0.79	21.52–24.64	36.92*	0.79	35.36–38.48
Stayed home	165	17.11*	0.43	16.27–17.95	6.10*	0.30	5.52–6.68	23.21*	0.65	21.94–24.48	36.80*	0.65	35.53–38.08
School	196	16.73*	0.31	16.11–17.34	6.08*	0.22	5.65–6.52	22.81*	0.41	22.00–23.61	37.19*	0.41	36.39–38.00
Boys
Center based	106	16.87*	0.36	16.17–17.57	5.51*	0.21	5.10–5.93	22.38*	0.47	21.46–23.31	37.62*	0.47	36.69–38.55
Home based	30	16.59*	0.63	15.36–17.82	6.18*	0.65	4.90–7.47	22.78*	1.20	20.43–25.12	37.22*	1.20	34.87–39.57
Stayed home	92	16.83*	0.50	15.84–17.83	6.39*	0.40	5.60–7.18	23.23*	0.83	21.59–24.86	36.78*	0.83	35.15–38.42
School	92	17.18*	0.70	15.81–18.55	6.51*	0.32	5.89–7.13	23.69*	0.85	22.02–25.37	36.31*	0.85	34.64–37.98
Girls
Center based	117	17.51*	0.52	16.50–18.53	5.44*	0.24	4.98–5.91	22.96*	0.64	21.71–24.21	37.05*	0.64	35.80–38.30
Home-based	36	17.36*	0.50	16.38–18.34	6.17*	0.55	5.09–7.24	23.53*	0.96	21.64–25.41	36.48*	0.96	34.59–38.37
Stayed home	73	17.43*	0.55	16.36–18.50	5.75*	0.35	5.07–6.43	23.18*	0.76	21.69–24.67	36.83*	0.76	35.34–38.32
School	104	16.28*	0.42	15.46–17.10	5.66*	0.31	5.06–6.27	21.94*	0.69	20.59–23.30	38.05*	0.69	36.69–39.41

Note: Variation in sample size owing to weighting and missing data; n values may differ across tables owing to weighting and bootstrap techniques.

^⁎p < 0.001.

Abbreviations: Center-based childcare = daycare, nursey school or preschool; CI = confidence interval; LPA = light physical activity; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; PA = physical activity; SE = standard error; ST = sedentary time; Stayed home = stayed at home with parent, guardian, or other caregiver; TPA = total physical activity.