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. 2022 Jul 14;116(5):1334–1342. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqac197

TABLE 2.

Mean sleep parameters, physical activity, energy expenditure, and dietary intake behaviors for the total sample and by child age1

3 years 4 years 5 years Total
n = 38 n = 41 n = 39 N = 118
Sleep
 Sleep onset, h:min 22:28 ± 1:29 22:00 ± 1:30 22:24 ± 1:35 22:16 ± 1:32
 Sleep midpoint, h:min 3:10 ± 1:18 2:50 ± 1:26 3:06 ± 1:28 3:01 ± 1:18
 Sleep offset, h:min 7:49 ± 1:17 7:31 ± 1:23 7:49 ± 1:23 7:42 ± 1:20
 Time in bed, min 557.8 ± 54.3 573.3 ± 44.8 566.6 ± 46.5 565.8 ± 48.7
 Wake after sleep onset, min 56.5 ± 21.3 57.2 ± 22.4 46.7 ± 19.9 53.5 ± 21.6
 Total sleep duration, min 551.2 ± 40.6 543.5 ± 43.4 535.2 ± 41.1 543.4 ± 41.8
 Sleep regularity index 65.9 ± 8.5 70.3 ± 7.4 73.7 ± 8.5 69.9 ± 8.7
Physical activity and energy expenditure
 Sedentary, min/d 361.7 ± 75.0 369.9 ± 80.4 394.3 ± 56.0 375.2 ± 72.0
 Light physical activity, min/d 385.6 ± 64.9 381.8 ± 53.4 381.1 ± 47.9 382.8 ± 55.5
 Moderate to vigorous physical activity, min/d 52.8 ± 22.6 54.4 ± 30.0 53.4 ± 22.2 53.5 ± 24.9
 Total energy expenditure, kcal/d 1079 ± 143 1239 ± 176 1277 ± 176 1197 ± 186
Dietary intake
 Total energy intake, kcal/d 1360 ± 326 1374 ± 277 1489 ± 316 1405 ± 308
 Morning energy intake, kcal/d 294 ± 117 293 ± 116 307 ± 127 299 ± 119
 Nighttime energy intake, kcal/d 352 ± 177 387 ± 202 409 ± 233 379 ± 207
 Time of first eating event, h:min 8:49 ± 1:58 8:23 ± 1:38 8:31 ± 1:30 8:34 ± 1:38
 Time of last eating event, h:min 19:19 ± 1:00 19:04 ± 1:08 19:11 ± 1:04 19:11 ± 1:04
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Values are presented as means ± SDs.