Table 3.
Parent questionnaire (continuous variables), by sex and setting
| Total (n=74) | Boys (n=35) | Girls (n=39) | p value‡ | Rural (n=44) | Urban (n=30) | p value§ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPA (hr/d) | 6.4 ± 2.3 8.0 (4.0 – 8.1) |
6.6 ± 2.3 8.0 (4.5 – 8.0) |
6.2 ± 2.4 7.3 (4.0 – 8.3) |
0.646 | 7.1 ± 1.9 8.0 (6.3 – 8.3) |
5.3 ± 2.5 5.5 (2.9 – 8.0) |
0.002* |
| MVPA (hr/d) | 2.7 ± 2.0 2.3 (1.0 – 4.0) |
2.6 ± 2.0 2.2 (1.0 – 4.0) |
2.8 ± 2.0 2.3 (1.0 – 4.0) |
0.572 | 2.8± 2.2 2.1 (1.0 – 3.9) |
2.7 ± 1.7 2.6 (1.0 – 4.0) |
0.847 |
| Screen time (hr/d) † | 1.6 ± 1.6 1.0 (0.3 – 2.4) |
1.6 ± 1.8 1.0 (0.0 – 2.5) |
1.6 ± 1.5 1.0 (0.3 – 2.4) |
0.697 | 1.1 ± 1.3 0.8 (0.0 – 2.0) |
2.2 ± 1.9 1.5 (0.8– 4.0) |
0.006* |
| Sleep (hr/d) † | 10.3 ± 1.5 | 10.5 ± 1.3 | 10.1 ±1.6 | 0.247 | 10.6 ± 1.6 | 10.0 ± 1.1 | 0.056 |
| Time spent sitting (hr/d) † | 1.8 ± 2.2 1.0 (0.4 – 2.2) |
1.3 ± 1.3 1.0 (0.3 – 2.0) |
2.3 ± 2.7 1.0 (0.5 – 3.3) |
0.211 | 1.1 ± 2.0 0.5 (0.3 – 1.1) |
2.8 ± 2.1 2.0 (1.0 – 5.0) |
<0.0001** |
| Time spent sitting in a vehicle (weekdays, hr/d) | 0.8 ± 1.8 0.0 (0.0 – 1.0) |
1.1 ± 2.4 0.0 (0.0 – 1.0) |
0.6 ± 1.2 0.0 (0.0 – 1.0) |
0.686 | 0.2 ± 0.4 0.0 (0.0 – 0.1) |
1.8 ± 2.6 0.8 (0.0 – 2.0) |
<0.0001** |
| Time spent sitting in a vehicle (weekends, hr/d) | 0.5 ± 0.7 0.0 (0.0 – 1.0) |
0.5 ± 0.7 0.0 (0.0 – 1.0) |
0.5 ± 0.9 0.0 (0.0 – 1.0) |
0.842 | 0.4 ± 0.8 0.0 (0.0 – 0.5) |
0.7 ± 0.6 0.6 (0.0 – 1.0) |
0.007* |
Data are presented as mean ± SD and median (25th – 75th percentile).
*
indicates significance at p<0.01;
**
indicates significance at p<0.0001;
‡
p value for comparison by sex;
§
p value for comparison by setting. TPA, total physical activity; MVPA, moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity;
†
indicates missing data for screen time (n=1; 1 girl from urban setting), sleep (n=2; 2 girls from urban setting), time spent sitting (n=1; 1 boy from urban setting).