Physical activity, screen time and obesity status in a nationally representative sample of Maltese youth with international comparisons

Table 3 A comparison of objectively assessed MVPA using Evenson [21] cut-offs and screen viewing in other countries

Study	Age	Gender	n	Mean MVPA (min)	Median MVPA (min)	Meeting recommendation (%)
Present study 2012 - Malta	10.8	Boys	412	58.1	54.8	39
	10.7	Girls	399	41.7	39.7	10
Cooper et al.,2012 [25] - England	11.0	Boys	250	70.1		NR^*
		Girls	315	56.0
Trost et al.,2013 [23] - USA	10-11	Boys	201	57.5		41.5
		Girls	269	35.5		11.5
Mitchelle et al.,2013 - USA	11.0	Boys	369		46.7	NR
		Girls	382		32.4	NR
Telford et al.,2013 [24] – Australia	11.1	Boys	282	43.0		33
		Girls	266	31.0		18
^* NR - Not reported
Percentage spending 2 hours or more of weekday screen viewing (all 11 years olds)
			Watching TV		Playing games on a computer and games console
			Boys%	Girls%	Girls%	Boys%
Present study (Malta)			16	10	12	25
HBSC* Average			58	54	22	40
Highest HBSC
Ukraine			69	71
Romania					43	57
Lowest HBSC
Switzerland			29	24	8	16
Canada HBSC			64	56	25	45
USA HBSC			56	50	17	31

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