Table 1 Anthropometric characteristics and pedometer-determined physical activity of two cohorts of 4- and 7-years-old preschool children
2005 | 2015 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |||||
(n = 92) | (n = 84) | (n = 105) | (n = 87) | |||||
M | (SD) | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | M | (SD) | |
Anthropometric data | ||||||||
Age [years] | 5.58 | (0.46) | 5.70 | (0.82) | 5.65 | (0.82) | 5.56 | (0.81) |
Body height [cm] | 119.17 | (7.18) | 116.71 | (4.30) | 117.70 | (7.43) | 115.55 | (7.95) |
Body weight [kg] | 22.26 | (2.89) | 21.12 | (2.95) | 21.46 | (3.81) | 20.41 | (3.88) |
Body Mass Index [kg/m2] | 15.65 | (1.38) | 15.47 | (1.65) | 15.43 | (1.88) | 15.19 | (2.44) |
Obesity | n = 6 (6.52 %) | n = 6 (7.14 %) | n = 10 (9.52 %) | n = 8 (9.20 %) | ||||
PA data - step counts | ||||||||
Whole week day [mean] | 11523 | (3161) | 10264 | (3071) | 12303 | (4341) | 11057 | (3984) |
Weekdays [mean] | 11864 | (2588) | 9923 | (2431) | 12435 | (4278) | 11389 | (3506) |
Weekends [mean] | 11182 | (3643) | 10606 | (3597) | 12172 | (4441) | 10725 | (4425) |
Kindergarten [mean] | 4003 | (1449) | 3058 | (1207) | 5999 | (2421) | 5330 | (2012) |
Leisure time [mean] | 7861 | (2230) | 6865 | (1708) | 6436 | (3519) | 6059 | (2557) |