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. 2022 Feb 3;181(5):1985–1995. doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04401-2

Table 1.

Prevalence of German children and adolescents meeting movement guidelines (PA/screen time/sleep) weighted column %

Unweighted total sample None PA Screen time Sleep PA + screen time + sleep
Overall 15,786 (100%) 25 (24–26) 37 (36–38) 35 (34–36) 50 (49–51) 9.7 (9.2–10)
Demographic characteristics
   Gender (n = 15,580)a
   Male 7807 22 (21–23) 41 (40–42) 35 (34–36) 51 (50–52) 11 (9.9–11)
   Female 7773 28 (26–29) 32 (31–33) 35 (34–36) 49 (48–50) 9.0 (8.3–9.7)
 Age (n = 15,786)a
   9–12 years 6451 16 (15–17) 40 (38–41) 55 (54–56) 57 (56–58) 16 (15–17)
   13–18 years 9335 32 (30–33) 35 (34–36) 21 (20–22) 45 (44–46) 5.3 (4.8–5.8)
 School type (n = 15,786)a
   Gymnasium 9566 22 (21–23) 42 (41–43) 41 (40–42) 51 (50–52) 13 (13–14)
   Other 6220 27 (26–28) 33 (32–34) 30 (29–31) 49 (47–50) 7.1 (6.4–7.7)
 Self-report SES (n = 15,695)a
   Below median (< 7) 6256 28 (27–29) 33 (32–34) 31 (30–33) 48 (47–50) 7.6 (7.0–8.3)
   Above median (≥ 7) 9439 23 (22–24) 40 (39–41) 37 (36–38) 51 (50–52) 11 (11–12)
Personal characteristics
 BMI percentile (n = 15,353)a
   Underweight 910 20 (17–23) 37 (33–40) 45 (42–49) 55 (51–58) 13 (11–16)
   Normal 12,454 24 (23–25) 37 (37–38) 36 (35–37) 51 (50–52) 10 (9.8–11)
   Overweight 1562 32 (30–35) 34 (31–36) 24 (22–27) 41 (39–44) 5.8 (4.7–7.1)
   Obese 427 32 (28–37) 29 (25–34) 22 (18–26) 48 (42–53) 4.3 (2.6–7)
 School performance (n = 15,764)a
   Below median (< 3) 3429 31 (30–33) 31 (30–33) 25 (24–27) 43 (41–45) 4.6 (3.9–5.4)
   Above median (≥ 3) 12,335 23 (22–24) 38 (37–39) 38 (37–38) 52 (51–53) 11 (11–12)
 Risk-taking (n = 15,684)a
   Low (< 2) 5721 21 (20–22) 32 (31–34) 43 (41–44) 59 (58–61) 12 (12–13)
   High (≥ 2) 9963 27 (26–28) 39 (38–40) 30 (29–31) 45 (44–46) 8.2 (7.6–8.7)
 Depression scale (n = 15,728)a
   Normal/borderline (0–6) 14,113 23 (23–24) 37 (37–38) 36 (35–37) 52 (51–52) 10 (9.8–11)
   Abnormal (7–10) 1615 40 (37–42) 30 (28–33) 20 (18–23) 34 (32–37) 3.8 (2.9–4.9)
 ADHD scale (n = 15,701)a
   Normal/borderline (0–6) 14,426 24 (23–25) 37 (36–38) 36 (35–36) 51 (50–52) 10 (9.6–11)
   Abnormal (7–10) 1275 34 (31–37) 34 (31–37) 26 (23–28) 37 (34–40) 5.2 (4.0–6.5)
Past 30-day substance user
   Cigarettes (n = 15,758)a 823 45 (42–49) 30 (27–33) 14 (12–17) 27 (24–30) 1.0 (0.5–1.9)
   E-cigarettes (n = 15,743)a 444 39 (34–44) 41 (36–46) 14 (10–17) 28 (24–33) 2.2 (1.2–4.1)
   Hookah (n = 15,746)a 519 38 (34–43) 38 (34–43) 13 (11–17) 28 (24–32) 10.0 (9.6–10.5)
   Alcohol (n = 15,758)a 2163 41 (39–43) 37 (35–39) 13 (11–14) 29 (27–31) 1.9 (1.4–2.6)
   Energy drinks (n = 15,763)a 2666 39 (37–41) 34 (32–36) 14 (12–15) 33 (31–35) 2.3 (1.8–3.0)

AOR adjusted odds ratio; CI confidence interval; PA physical activity; SES socioeconomic status; BMI body mass index; ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

aNumber of subjects with complete (non-missing) information on this variable