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Table 2 Proportion of infants meeting guidelines, n (%)a

From: Proportion of infants meeting the Australian 24-hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years: data from the Melbourne InFANT Program

Individual guideline met

Total sample

Boys

Girls

Difference

Tummy time

135 (29.7)

66 (26.8)

69 (33.0)

p = 0.15

Restraint

259 (56.9)

133 (54.1)

126 (60.3)

p = 0.18

Screen time

127 (27.9)

59 (24.0)

68 (32.5)

p = 0.04

Sleep

267 (58.7)

144 (58.5)

123 (58.8)

p = 0.95

Number of guidelines met

No guidelines

42 (9.3)

22 (9.0)

20 (9.5)

p = 0.84

1 guideline

150 (33.1)

85 (34.8)

65 (31.1)

p = 0.40

2 guidelines

164 (36.2)

101 (41.4)

63 (30.1)

p = 0.01

3 guidelines

81 (17.9)

32 (13.1)

49 (23.4)

p = 0.004

All (combined) guidelines

16 (3.5)

4 (1.6)

12 (5.7)

p = 0.02

  1. aSex differences based on Chi-Square tests