Table 2 Median and interquartile range for self-reported leisure-time sedentary behaviours stratified by sex (cells in bold represent the sex with the higher amount of time spent on a particular behaviour, the reported p-value is for sex differences)
Boys (N = 678) | Girls (N = 835) | Overall (N = 1513) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-screen sedentary behaviour, minutes/week | ||||
Art & craft | 0.0 (0.0-60.0) | 30.0 (0.0-112.5) | 20.0 (0.0-75.0) | <0.001 |
Doing homework | 40.0 (10.0-112.5) | 55.0 (15.0-150.0) | 50.0 (10.0-120.0) | 0.02 |
Listening to music | 50.0 (0.0-165.0) | 60.0 (15.0-165.0) | 60.0 (10–187.5) | <0.001 |
Playing indoors with toys | 53.8 (0.0-175.0) | 30.0 (0.0-125.0) | 30.0 (0.0-150.0) | 0.002 |
Playing board games/cards | 0.0 (0.0-60.0) | 0.0 (0.0-30.0) | 0.0 (0.0-40.0) | 0.009 |
Playing musical instruments | 0.0 (0.0-40.0) | 1.0 (0.0-60.0) | 0.0 (0.0-55.0) | <0.001 |
Reading | 60.0 (10.0-165.0) | 82.5 (25.0-250.0) | 75.0 (20.0-220.0) | <0.001 |
Sitting talking | 30.0 (0.0-110.0) | 55.0 (10.0-150.0) | 45.0 (5.0-150.0) | <0.001 |
Talking on the phone | 10.0 (0.0-37.5) | 15.0 (0.0-62.5) | 10.0 (0.0-55.0) | <0.001 |
Screen-based sedentary behaviour, minutes/week | ||||
Playing videogames | 255.0 (90.0-570.0) | 75.0 (10.0-210.0) | 135.0 (30.0-371.0) | <0.001 |
Using computer/internet | 90.0 (15.0-270.0) | 70.0 (10.0-210.0) | 80.0 (15.0-240.0) | 0.07 |
Watching TV/videos | 360.0 (175.0-755.0) | 270.0 (110.0-600.0) | 315.0 (135.0-660.0) | <0.001 |
Combined screen and non-screen sedentary behaviour, minutes/week | ||||
Non-screen | 670.0 (333.8-1114.5) | 770.0 (390.0-1230.0) | 725.0 (365.0-1182.5) | 0.003 |
Screen-based | 885.0 (502.5-1665.0) | 540.0 (273.0-1050.0) | 700.0 (350.0-1330.0) | <0.001 |
Total sedentary behaviour | 1657.3 (1070.0-2742.0) | 1422.5 (875.0-2215.0 | 1547.5 (930.0-2445.0) | <0.001 |