Maternal awareness of young children’s physical activity: levels and cross-sectional correlates of overestimation

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Derivation of maternal awareness category by comparing maternal rated and accelerometer assessed physical activity levels (n = 478)

n (%)	Maternal rated PA levels
	Perceived inactive^a	Perceived active^b	Total
Inactive^c	20 (4.2)	175 (36.6)	195 (40.8)
	Realistic Awareness (Inactive)	Unaware (Overestimation)
Active^d	20 (4.2)	263 (55.0)	283 (59.2)
	Unaware (Underestimation)	Realistic Awareness (active)
Total	40 (8.4)	438 (91.6)	478 (100)

^aMother strongly/disagreed or had no view with statement “Would you describe your child as physically active?”; ^bMother strongly/agreed with statement “Would you describe your child as physically active?”; ^c<60 minutes of accelerometer derived MVPA per day; ^d≥60 minutes of accelerometer derived MVPA per day; PA: physical activity; MVPA: Moderate and vigorous PA.

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