Table 2.
Parent and child physical activity and mental health outcomes
|
Overall (n = 1000) |
Ages 6–10 years (n = 500) |
Ages 11–17 years (n = 500) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child SDQ, mean (SD) a | ||||||
| Total difficulties score | 11.9 | (7.1) | 12.1 | (7.1) | 11.7 | (7.4) |
| Internalizing score | 5.6 | (3.8) | 5.3 | (3.7) | 5.8 | (4.0) |
| Externalizing score | 6.3 | (4.1) | 6.8 | (4.3) | 5.8 | (4.1) |
| Parent PHQ-4, mean (SD) b | ||||||
| Total score | 3.1 | (3.3) | 3.0 | (3.3) | 3.5 | (3.4) |
| Anxiety score | 1.6 | (1.8) | 1.6 | (1.7) | 1.8 | (1.8) |
| Depression score | 1.5 | (1.7) | 1.4 | (1.7) | 1.7 | (1.8) |
| Physical Activity | ||||||
| Child physical activity (days/week > 60 min), mean (SD) | 3.9 | (2.2) | 4.1 | (2.2) | 3.4 | (2.1) |
| Parent physical activity (MET-min/week), median (IQR) | 3295 | (6519) | 3117 | (6518) | 3502 | (6341) |
| Co-participation in outdoor time (days/week), mean (SD) | 2.4 | (2.2) | 2.7 | (2.2) | 2.1 | (2.2) |
aThe possible range of SDQ scores is 0–40 for the total difficulties score, 0–20 for the internalizing score, and 0–20 for the externalizing score. Twelve participants were missing data for one or more SDQ items and were excluded from the analysis
bPHQ-4 Total scores from 0–2 are considered normal, 3–5 are considered mild, 6–8 are considered moderate, and 9–12 are considered severe. Anxiety or depression scores can range from 0–6. Two participants were missing data for one or more PHQ-4 items and were excluded from the analysis