Table 2.
Anthropometry and physical activity of children in the intervention and the control group at 7 years of age
| Intervention (n = 164) | Control (n = 117) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | p value | |
| Anthropometry | |||||
| Heighta, cm | 127.4 | (5.8) | 127.0 | (5.9) | 0.631 |
| Weightb, kg | 25.2 | (4.1) | 25.3 | (4.8) | 0.963 |
| BMIc, kg/m2 | 15.5 | (1.7) | 15.6 | (2.6) | 0.865 |
| Iso-BMIc, kg/m2 | 19.4 | (2.7) | 19.3 | (3.1) | 0.957 |
| Iso-BMI ≥25 kg/m2c, n (%) | 10 | (7.6) | 7 | (7.2) | 0.918 |
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Daily MVPAd | |||||
| 1 h or more | 109 | (66.5) | 68 | (59.1) | 0.211 |
| Frequency of leisure time MVPA | |||||
| Never | 1 | (0.6) | 2 | (1.7) | |
| Once a month or less | 4 | (2.4) | 1 | (0.9) | |
| Once a week | 33 | (20.1) | 33 | (28.2) | 0.057 |
| 2 to 3 times a week | 93 | (56.7) | 67 | (57.3) | |
| 4 to 6 times a week | 30 | (18.3) | 12 | (10.3) | |
| Every day | 3 | (1.8) | 2 | (1.7) | |
| Weekly leisure time MVPA | |||||
| None | 4 | (2.4) | 5 | (4.3) | |
| 1 h | 51 | (31.1) | 36 | (30.8) | |
| 2 to 3 h | 79 | (48.2) | 59 | (50.4) | 0.551 |
| 4 to 6 h | 28 | (17.1) | 13 | (11.1) | |
| 7 h or more | 2 | (1.2) | 4 | (3.4) | |
| Intensity of PAe | |||||
| Easy | 22 | (13.4) | 12 | (10.3) | |
| Out of breath | 137 | (83.5) | 98 | (84.5) | 0.305 |
| Almost exhausted | 5 | (3.0) | 6 | (5.2) | |
| Daily use of electronical devicesf | |||||
| Less than ½ hour | 13 | (8.0) | 9 | (7.7) | |
| ½ to 1 h | 118 | (72.4) | 73 | (62.4) | 0.091 |
| 2 to 3 h | 32 | (19.6) | 35 | (29.9) | |
| Hours of sleep per weeknightf | |||||
| 8 h or less | 3 | (1.8) | 1 | (0.9) | |
| 9 h | 13 | (8.0) | 10 | (8.5) | |
| 10 h | 92 | (56.4) | 74 | (63.2) | 0.375 |
| 11 h | 53 | (32.5) | 31 | (26.5) | |
| 12 h or more | 2 | (1.2) | 1 | (0.9) | |
BMI body mass index, Iso-BMI BMI adjusted for age and sex, MVPA moderate to vigorous physical activity, PA physical activity, SD standard deviation
aMissing data for seven children in the intervention group and nine children in the control group
bMissing data for 31 children in the intervention group and 20 children in the control group
cMissing data for 32 children in the intervention group and 20 children in the control group
dMissing data for two children in the control group
eMissing data for one child in the control group
fMissing data for one child in the intervention group