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Table 1 Weighted participant characteristics of the 2009/11, 2012/13 and 2014/15 Canadian Health Measures Survey

From: Proportion of preschool-aged children meeting the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and associations with adiposity: results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

 

Full sample (n = 803)

Boys (n = 400)a

Girls (n = 403)a

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Age (years)

3.5

3.5–3.6

3.5

3.4–3.6

3.5

3.4–3.6

Highest household education (%)

 Secondary school or less

14.9

11.7–18.8

10.8E

6.8-16.6

18.8

13.6–25.5

 Some post-secondary

35.2

29.1–41.7

37.1

29.7–45.2

33.3

25.9–41.7

 Bachelor’s degree or higher

49.9

43.5–56.3

52.1

43.5–60.6

47.9

40.4–55.4

Body weight statusb (%)

 Healthy weight

69.0

63.2–74.1

67.1

60.5–73.1

70.7

62.2–77.9

 At risk of overweight

23.1

19.0–27.8

23.3

17.9–29.6

23.0

17.6–29.4

 Overweight/obesity

7.9E

5.0-12.3

9.6E

5.7-15.7

F

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Body mass index z-score

0.59

0.44–0.74

0.70

0.53–0.88

0.49E

0.24-0.73

Movement behavioursc

 MVPA (min/day)

68.1

65.4–70.7

69.5

66.6–72.3

66.7

63.2–70.2

 LPA (min/day)

209.7

203.9–215.5

207.8

201.1–214.5

211.5

203.9–219.1

 Total physical activity (min/day)

278.8

271.0–286.5

278.4

270.2–286.5

279.2

268.8–289.6

 Screen time (h/day)

1.9

1.8–2.1

2.0

1.8–2.2

1.9

1.7–2.1

 Sleep duration (h/day)

10.6

10.5–10.8

10.7

10.5–10.9

10.6

10.4–10.8

  1. CI confidence interval, LPA light-intensity physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  2. Data are presented as mean for continuous variables and percentages for categorical variables
  3. aData were not significantly different between boys and girls (all p > 0.05)
  4. bDefined according to the World Health Organization criteria [24]
  5. cPhysical activity was based on accelerometer data, and screen time and sleep duration were parent-reported
  6. EUse with caution (coefficient of variation >16.6%)
  7. FToo unreliable to be published (coefficient of variation >33.3%)