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Table 4 Association between barriers, self-efficacy and time spent in organised and non-organised physical activity (mins/day)

From: Parental influences on child physical activity and screen viewing time: a population based study

 

% participating in organised physical activity

(mins/day)

% participating in non-organised physical activity

(mins/day)

 

0 mins

1-59 mins

60+ mins

p*

0 mins

1-59 mins

60+ mins

p*

Preschool group

        

Barriers (n)

        

0-1

49.5

45.7

4.8

< .01

3.4

12.9

83.7

.41

2-3

64.8

29.6

5.6

 

1.1

13.9

85.0

 

≥ 4

75.0

16.7

8.3

 

8.3

8.3

83.3

 

Self-efficacy (percentiles)

        

≤ 25th

59.4

38.5

2.1

.12

3.7

16.0

80.2

.21

> 25th-75th

52.3

42.7

4.9

 

1.2

12.5

86.3

 

≥ 75th

51.5

41.4

7.1

 

2.9

11.2

85.8

 

Younger group

Barriers (n)

        

0-1

20.5

56.1

23.4

< .01

3.4

14.8

81.8

.08

2-3

40.3

42.4

17.3

 

5.6

16.6

77.8

 

≥ 4

63.9

23.3

12.8

 

13.1

19.2

67.7

 

Self-efficacy (percentiles)

        

≤ 25th

38.4

48.8

12.8

< .01

4.4

19.8

75.8

.09

> 25th-75th

26.4

57.2

16.4

 

3.8

16.8

79.5

 

≥ 75th

22.1

47.5

30.4

 

5.1

11.4

83.5

 

Older group

Barriers (n)

        

0-1

4.9

54.9

40.1

< .01

54.7

17.3

28.1

.52

2-3

5.9

65.9

28.2

 

59.9

14.8

25.8

 

≥ 4

7.4

79.6

12.9

 

62.4

10.3

27.3

 

Self-efficacy (percentiles)

        

≤ 25th

5.3

70.3

24.5

< .01

65.0

13.5

21.5

< .01

> 25th-75th

5.1

55.5

39.3

 

56.1

18.0

25.9

 

≥ 75th

5.7

48.5

45.8

 

47.3

18.3

34.4

 
  1. * Significance of overall chi-square test of association