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Table 1 Fathers’ characteristics at child age 20 months, 3.5 & 5 years

From: Associations between the physical activity levels of fathers and their children at 20 months, 3.5 and five years of age

 

20 months

3.5 years

5 years

n = 282

n = 133

n = 140

Age (y), mean (SD),

35.8 (4.9)

37.6 (4.8)

38.9 (4.5)

BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)

27.9 (5.5)

26.9 (3.6)

27.1 (4.0)

BMI Category (%)

 Healthy weight

32.3

30.5

31.7

 Overweight

43.1

52.8

50.5

 Obese

24.6

16.7

17.8

Education level, %

 Non-University

59.1

56.8

55.7

 University

40.9

53.2

44.3

Country of birth, %

 Australia

78.6

75.7

74.5

 Other

21.4

24.3

25.5

Language spoken at home, %

 English

97.4

97.6

97.0

 Other

2.6

2.4

3.0

Physical Activity, mean (SD)

 LPA (min/week)

164.4 (190.1)

133.2 (141.9)

145.6 (178.2)

 MVPA (min/week)

444.8 (290.1)

444.2 (278.2)

486.2 (298.9)

  1. BMI Body Mass Index
  2. LPA Light Physical Activity
  3. MVPA Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity
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