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Table 5 Physical activity levels across settings in high- vs. low-active children

From: Descriptive analysis of preschool physical activity and sedentary behaviors – a cross sectional study of 3-year-olds nested in the SKOT cohort

 

Mean total PA (CPM)

Sedentary behavior (% of time)

MPVA (% of time)

 

Q1

Q4**

Q1

Q4**

Q1

Q4**

Boys

 All days, overall

441 ± 63*

742 ± 95

58.1 ± 4.1*

49.7 ± 5.1

8.1 ± 1.5*

13.8 ± 2.0

 DC-day

447 ± 82*

754 ± 110

57.0 ± 4.1*

48.3 ± 5.0d

8.2 ± 2.2*

14.5 ± 2.5

 Before DC***

306 ± 77

447 ± 141

66.5 ± 5.5

61.2 ± 7.3

5.3 ± 1.8

8.3 ± 3.5

 In DC

488 ± 128* a

823 ± 178a

53.4 ± 8.1* a,b

43.3 ± 6.8a,c

8.9 ± 3.1* a

16.5 ± 4.2a,e

 After DC

446 ± 104

750 ± 175

58.1 ± 5.7*

51.1 ± 8.5

8.4 ± 2.7*

13.8 ± 3.9

 Non-DC-day

431 ± 73*

725 ± 151

58.7 ± 4.9*

50.7 ± 6.5

7.8 ± 1.7*

13.3 ± 2.7

Girls

 All days, overall

371 ± 50

693 ± 86

61.8 ± 3.6

49.1 ± 3.9

6.3 ± 1.3

13.2 ± 2.3

 DC-day

379 ± 71

701 ± 113

61.5 ± 5.0

48.3 ± 4.5

6.6 ± 1.7

13.4 ± 2.4

 Before DC***

296 ± 121

409 ± 98

67.4 ± 7.7

59.1 ± 7.2

5.0 ± 2.8

7.3 ± 2.4

 In DC

384 ± 97a

773 ± 202a

60.0 ± 7.6a

45.4 ± 4.4a,e

6.6 ± 2.3a

14.7 ± 4.0a

 After DC

390 ± 109

675 ± 183

62.1 ± 7.3

49.8 ± 7.6

6.9 ± 2.4

13.3 ± 3.7

 Non-DC-day

369 ± 57

695 ± 130

61.6 ± 4.3

50.0 ± 5.1

6.3 ± 1.4

13.2 ± 2.9

  1. CPM counts per minute, Q1 1st quartile (least active children), Q4 4th quartile (most active children), MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, DC daycare
  2. : significant influence of settings on levels of all outcomes examined *: significant sex differences. **: significant differences between Q4 and Q1across all settings. ***: least active setting, a: significant different from before daycare, b: borderline significant different from after daycare, c: significant different from after daycare, d: borderline significant from non-DC-days, e: borderline significant from after daycare. *): all p-values < 0.04, **): all p-values < 0.003, a): all p-values < 0.02), b), d): p = 0.06, c): p = 0.003, e): p = 0.07