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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study participants included in analyses

From: Associations between children’s independent mobility and physical activity

 

All

Boys

Girls

p-value

N (%)

191

73 (38.0)

118 (62.0)

 

Age in years, mean (SD)

10.64 (0.89)

10.76 (0.91)

10.57 (0.87)

0.15

Level of urbanisation, n (%)

    

 Inner urban

54 (28.3)

22 (30.1)

32 (27.1)

 

 Middle suburban

35 (18.3)

14 (19.2)

21 (17.8)

 

 Outer suburban

47 (24.6)

14 (19.2)

33 (28.0)

 

 Regional area

55 (28.8)

23 (31.5)

32 (27.1)

 

Parental education attainment 1 , n (%)

   

0.48

 High school

63 (32.9)

25 (34.2)

38 (32.2)

 

 Trade/apprenticeship/certificate/diploma

72 (37.9)

24 (32.9)

48 (40.7)

 

 University degree

56 (29.2)

24 (32.9)

32 (27.1)

 

Motor vehicles in household, n (%)

   

0.79

 0

3 (1.6)

1 (1.4)

2 (1.7)

 

 1

45 (23.6)

20 (27.4)

25 (21.2)

 

 2

109 (57.0)

40 (54.8)

69 (58.5)

 

 ≥ 3

34 (17.8)

12 (16.4)

22 (18.6)

 

Usual travel to school, n (%)

   

0.88

 IM

69 (36.1)

27 (37.0)

42 (35.6)

 

 Non-IM

122 (63.9)

46 (63.0)

76 (64.4)

 

Usual travel to non-school destinations, n (%)

   

0.47

 Higher IM

82 (42.9)

35 (47.9)

47 (39.8)

 

 Lower IM

109 (57.1)

38 (52.1)

71 (60.2)

 

Usual outdoor play, n (%)

   

0.77

 Higher IM

126 (66.5)

46 (63.0)

80 (67.8)

 

 Lower IM

65 (33.5)

27 (37.0)

38 (32.2)

 

Average daily minutes in light PA

    

Mean (SD)

381.57 (95.72)

375.87 (86.7)

384.67 (89.90)

0.55

Average daily minutes in MVPA

    

Mean (SD)

57.22 (45.90)

64.60 (48.59)

52.65 (43.80)

0.08

Median (IQR)2

45.30 (44.80)

52.00 (50.30)

42.40 (40.30)

0.07

Average daily minutes in total PA

    

Mean (SD)

438.90 (95.3)

440.47 (110.0)

437.32 (118.50)

0.85

  1. Abbreviations: IM independent mobility, IQR interquartile range, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, PA physical activity, SD standard deviation.
  2. 1Highest education attainment was reported by one parent completing a survey.
  3. 2The distribution of MVPA was positively skewed; hence means, SD, medians and IQR are presented. MVPA was log-transformed prior to conducting independent t-test.