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Table 2 Prevalence of the compliance with the physical activity guideline in children

From: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of the compliance with the physical activity guidelines in children and adolescents in Germany

 

boys

girls

 

compliance

χ 2

df

p

compliance

χ 2

df

p

Age group

 

12.2

1

.000

 

12.3

1

.000

 4-5 years

35.4%

   

28.4%

   

 6-10 years

24.2%

   

17.9%

   

Socioeconomic status

0.5

2

.773

 

8.1

2

.017

 low

25.8%

   

27.5%

   

 medium

27.4%

   

20.0%

   

 high

28.6%

   

17.0%

   

Migration background

0.1

1

.758

 

3.2

1

.068

 yes

28.4%

   

14.2%

   

 no

27.1%

   

21.4%

   

Residential area

 

7.5

3

.058

 

2.1

3

.549

 rural area

28.9%

   

19.9%

   

 small town

27.1%

   

20.9%

   

 medium-sized town

22.2%

   

23.5%

   

 city

33.0%

   

18.3%

   
  1. Note: p = p-value of the chi-square statistic; df = degrees of freedom.