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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the sample

From: School travel and children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study examining the influence of distance

 

All (n = 785)

Boys (n = 357)

Girls (n = 428)

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

BMI*

18.966

3.551

19.398

3.889

18.605

3.203

Total counts (counts/day)

      

Week*

413457.7

123847.3

465198.2

122745.3

370300.2

107217.1

Weekdays*

438802.4

133234.2

497569.6

137395.1

389783.9

107509.3

Weekend*

347997.4

158595.7

382917.4

158595.7

382917.4

158585.8

Mean counts (counts/min)

      

Week*

429.7

147.8

477.6

152.9

389.6

130.8

Weekdays*

449.9

157.0

504.9

167.7

404.0

130.9

Weekend*

377.1

181.4

407.2

180.0

352.0

178.9

Moderate intensity activity (min)

      

Week*

22.4

10.0

27.5

10.2

18.2

7.5

Weekdays*

24.4

11.0

30.1

11.3

19.5

8.1

Weekend*

17.5

11.0

20.9

12.1

14.7

9.2

Vigorous intensity activity (min)

      

Week*

5.9

4.2

7.1

4.4

4.8

3.6

Weekdays*

6.5

4.6

8.0

5.2

5.3

3.7

Weekend*

4.3

4.6

4.9

4.4

3.7

4.6

MVPA (min)

      

Week*

29.3

13.9

35.6

14. 2

24.1

11.2

Weekdays*

31.9

15.3

39.2

16.0

25.9

11.7

Weekend*

22.6

15.3

25.5

16.1

19.3

13.8

Travel distance to school (%)

      

0-500 m

34.4

 

37.8

 

31.5

 

501-1000 m

36.8

 

38.9

 

35.0

 

1001-1600 m

17.5

 

16.0

 

18.7

 

>1600 m

11.3

 

7.3

 

14.7

 

School location (%)

      

Old, low

22.0

 

23.8

 

20.6

 

Old, high

26.6

 

24.6

 

28.3

 

New, low

29.2

 

29.4

 

29.0

 

New, high

22.2

 

22.1

 

22.2

 
  1. Footnote: Old, low: old neighbourhood, low SES; Old, high: old neighbourhood, high SES; New, low: new neighbourhood, low SES; New, high: new neighbourhood, high SES; *Significant gender difference p < 0.05.