Table 2.
Characteristics of participants included in the study, and the participants excluded from the study
| Included participants | Excluded participants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | M ± SD | n | % | M ± SD | |
| Total | 68 | 100 | 60 | 100 | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Boys | 43 | 63 | 40 | 67 | ||
| Girls | 25 | 37 | 20 | 33 | ||
| Age (years) | 68 | 9.4 ± 4.3 | 60 | 9.8 ± 3.8 | ||
| 2–7 | 28 | 41 | 16 | 27 | ||
| 8–12 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 40 | ||
| 13–18 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 33 | ||
| Level of intellectual disability | ||||||
| Moderate | 30 | 44 | 24 | 40 | ||
| Severe | 38 | 57 | 35 | 58 | ||
| Adaptive behaviour (y)3 | 60 | 1.9 ± 1.6 | 51 | 1.9 ± 0.9 | ||
| Motor development (score BSID‐III) | 68 | 61 ± 7 | 50 | 58 ± 8 | ||
| Down syndrome | ||||||
| With | 16 | 24 | 14 | 23 | ||
| Without | 52 | 76 | 46 | 77 | ||
| ASD | ||||||
| With | 20 | 29 | 24 | 40 | ||
| Without | 45 | 66 | 35 | 58 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 62 | 19.0 ± 4.2 | 56 | 19.7 ± 4.6 | ||
| zBMI | 62 | 0.8 ± 1.3 | 56 | 0.9 ± 1.1 | ||
| Overweight | 22 | 32 | 25 | 42 | ||
No significant difference between participants with and without PA‐data.
M, mean; SD, standard deviation; PA, physical activity; ASD, autism spectrum disorder; BMI, body mass index.
a
As continuous indicator of level of intellectual disability.