Table 4 Physical activity by gender and parental educational level.
Father's educational level (PEL) | BOYS | GIRLS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical Activity | Lower (n = 174) | Medium (n = 267) | Higher (n = 94) | Lower (n = 157) | Medium (n = 281) | Higher (n = 71) | |
MVPA (hours/week) | Median (25th – 75th percentile) | 6.7 (2.3–11.1) | 7.0 (3.5–11.6) | 7.0 (3.2–11.6) | 2.3 (0.0–7.0) | 3.5 (0.0–7.0) | 1.2 (0.0–7.0) |
|  | Mean ± SD | 7.3 ± 6.4 | 7.9 ± 6.1 | 7.6 ± 6.4 | 4.1 ± 4.4 | 4.2 ± 4.5 | 4.0 ± 5.3 |
Mother's educational level (MEL) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Physical Activity | Lower (n = 273) | Medium (n = 214) | Higher (n = 45) | Lower (n = 260) | Medium (n = 222) | Higher (n = 30) | |
MVPA (hours/week) | Median (25th – 75th percentile) | 5.8 (2.3–10.5) | 8.1a (3.5–11.6) | 5.8 (2.3–8.1) | 2.3 (0.0–7.0) | 3.5 (0.0–7.0) | 0.6 (0.0–5.2) |
|  | Mean ± SD | 7.2 ± 6.4 | 8.2 ± 6.1a | 6.7 ± 5.8 | 3.8 ± 4.3 | 4.4 ± 4.8 | 3.5 ± 5.0 |