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Table 2 Participant and descriptive data classified by maternal awareness of child’s physical activity level (n = 478)

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

 

Realistic inactive

Under-estimators

Realistic active

Over-estimators

Child characteristics

    

Number of participants (Female)

20 (16)

20 (10)

263 (129)

175 (97)

Age (years)

4.1 ± 0.1

4.1 ± 0.1

4.1 ± 0.1

4.1 ± 0.1

BMI (kgm-2)

16.6 ± 1.8

15.9 ± 2.0

15.9 ± 1.3

16.0 ± 1.3

BMI z-score

0.56 ± 1.1

0.02 ± 1.3

0.08 ± 0.93

0.14 ± 0.98

Has an older sibling living at home

9 (45)

9 (45)

137 (52)

69 (39)

Has a younger sibling living at home

10 (50)

13 (65)

109 (41)

79 (45)

Attends nursery

    

Full-time

2 (10)

0 (0)

14 (5)

20 (11)

Part-time

18 (90)

20 (100)

246 (95)

152 (89)

Maternal characteristics

    

Age (years)

34.8 ± 3.1

34.3 ± 3.5

35.3 ± 3.6

35.2 ± 2.7

BMI (kgm-2)

26.3 ± 5.8

27.7 ± 7.5

26.5 ± 5.2

26.5 ± 5.7

Age leaving full-time education (years)

    

≥16 years

3 (15)

8 (40)

86 (33)

52 (30)

17-18 years

5 (25)

6 (30)

87 (33)

71 (41)

>18 years

12 (60)

6 (30)

84 (32)

51 (29)

Physical activity level

    

Inactive

3 (15)

4 (20)

43 (16)

31 (18)

Moderately inactive

8 (40)

10 (50)

106 (40)

69 (39)

Moderately active

7 (35)

2 (10)

52 (20)

44 (25)

Active

2 (10)

4 (20)

56 (21)

25 (14)

Maternal perception

    

Child is outgoing

    

Strongly/disagree/neither

10 (50)

11 (55)

63 (25)

46 (27)

Strongly/agree

10 (50)

9 (45)

191 (75)

124 (73)

Child is restless

    

Strongly/disagree/neither

14 (70)

9 (45)

138 (54)

100 (59)

Strongly/agree

6 (30)

11 (55)

117 (46)

70 (41)

Child is well behaved

    

Strongly/disagree/neither

4 (20)

6 (30)

69 (27)

30 (18)

Strongly/agree

16 (80)

14 (70)

185 (73)

140 (82)

Child enjoys PA

    

Disagree/neither

17 (85)

16 (80)

85 (32)

62 (35)

Strongly/agree

3 (15)

4 (20)

178 (68)

113 (65)

PA is important

    

Disagree/neither

9 (45)

12 (60)

78 (30)

49 (28)

Strongly/agree

11 (55)

8 (40)

184 (70)

124 (72)

Physical activity is limited because:

    

Child is not interested in physical activity

    

Never

3 (15)

4 (20)

125 (49)

85 (49)

Rarely/sometimes/often/very often

17 (85)

16 (80)

129 (51)

90 (51)

Child doesn’t have the skills

    

Never

10 (50)

10 (50)

186 (73)

110 (63)

Rarely/sometimes/often/very often

10 (50)

10 (50)

69 (27)

65 (37)

  1. Values are n (%) or mean ± SD unless stated otherwise; † Variables dichotomised; SD, standard deviation; BMI, Body Mass Index; PA, Physical Activity.