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Table 5 Minutes per hour spent in light physical activity (LPA), moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), vigorous physical activity (VPA) and sedentary time (ST) during preschool hours 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and outside preschool hours 7 a.m. -9 a.m. and 3 p.m. -9 p.m. (N = 899). Test for differences within children from paired t-test

From: Objectively measured physical activity patterns, sedentary time and parent-reported screen-time across the day in four-year-old Swedish children

Time spent in different levels of PA

Outside pre-school hours Mean (SE)

Pre-school hours Mean (SE)

Outside pre-school hours vs. pre-school hours Difference (95% CI)

Weekday

 LPA (minutes/h)

28.6 (0.2)

32.2 (0.2)

−3.7 (−3.9, −3.3)

 MVPA (minutes/ h)

4.0 (0.1)

4.6 (0.1)

−0.6 (−0.7, −0.5)

 VPA (minutes/ h)

0.9 (0.03)

0.9 (0.03)

0.0 (−0.1, 0.0)

 ST (minutes/ h)

27.4 (0.2)

23.2 (0.2)

4.2 (3.9, 4.6)

Weekend day

 LPA (minutes/h)

27.3 (0.2)

30.3 (0.2)

−3.0 (−3.5, −2.6)

 MVPA (minutes/ h)

4.1 (0.1)

4.0 (0.1)

0.2 (−0.0, 0.4)

 VPA (minutes/ h)

0.9 (0.04)

0.8 (0.03)

0.1 (0.0, 0.2)

 ST (minutes/ h)

28.6 (0.2)

25.7 (0.2)

2.9 (2.3, 3.4)

  1. SE standard error, CI confidence interval