Table 1 Physical activity by gender for weekdays and weekends
Weekdays | Boys (n = 412) | sd | 95% Cl | Girls (n = 399) | sd | 95% Cl | Total (n = 769) | sd | 95% Cl | P value (t-test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total activity (counts/min) | 475.2 | 138.1 | 461.8-488.5 | 383.7 | 101.3 | 373.7-393.6 | 430.2 | 129.7 | 421.2-439.1 | <0.001 |
Sedentary (min/day) | 569.0 | 110.1 | 558.3-579.6 | 601.1 | 98.0 | 591.4-610.7 | 584.8 | 105.5 | 577.5-592.1 | <0.001 |
MVPA (min/day) | 59.0 | 22.5 | 56.8-61.2 | 43.3 | 14.9 | 41.8-44.7 | 51.3 | 20.7 | 49.8-52.7 | <0.001 |
MVPA (min/day) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
5.30 am-8.29 am | 5.6 | 3.7 | 5.2-5.9 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 4.6-5.2 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 5.0-5.5 | 0.005 |
8.30 am-1.59 pm | 20.8 | 8.8 | 20.0-21.7 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 14.6-15.8 | 18.1 | 8.1 | 17.5-18.6 | <0.001 |
2.00 pm-6.59 pm | 24.3 | 13.8 | 23.0-25.6 | 17.2 | 8.6 | 16.3-18.0 | 20.8 | 12.1 | 20.0-21.6 | <0.001 |
7.00 pm-11.59 pm | 7.8 | 6.9 | 7.1-8.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.2-6.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.4-7.2 | <0.001 |
Weekends | Boys (n = 392) | Â | Â | Girls (n = 380) | Â | Â | Total (n = 774) | Â | Â | Â |
Total activity (counts/min) | 477.9 | 202.0 | 457.8-498.0 | 388.4 | 161.5 | 372.1-404.7 | 433.9 | 188.5 | 420.5-447.2 | <0.001 |
Sedentary (min/day) | 550.1 | 170.4 | 533.2-567.1 | 556.9 | 158.3 | 540.1-572.9 | 553.5 | 164.5 | 541.8-565.1 | 0.567 |
MVPA (min/day) | 57.2 | 32.0 | 54.0-60.4 | 40.1 | 21.4 | 38.0-42.3 | 48.8 | 28.6 | 46.8-50.8 | <0.001 |
MVPA (min/day) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
5.30 am-8.29 am | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.4-1.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.8-1.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.2-1.5 | <0.001 |
8.30 am-1.59 pm | 25.3 | 18.2 | 23.5-27.1 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 15.6-17.9 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 20.0-22.2 | <0.001 |
2.00 pm-6.59 pm | 23.1 | 16.7 | 21.5-24.8 | 16.4 | 11.7 | 15.2-17.6 | 19.8 | 14.8 | 18.7-20.8 | <0.001 |
7.00 pm-11.59 pm | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.4-6.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.6-5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.2-6.0 | 0.032 |