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Table 1 Sedentary behaviours across RBC-CAPL study sites (n=8307)

From: The relationship between sedentary behaviour and physical literacy in Canadian children: a cross-sectional analysis from the RBC-CAPL Learn to Play study

CAPL site

n (boy/girl)

BMI z-score

TV time (hours/day)

Computer/video game time (hours/day)

Total screen time (hours/day)

Meeting screen time guidelines (%)

Non-screen sedentary time (hours/day)

Total sedentary time (hours/day)

Antigonish, Nova Scotia

832 (403/429)

0.9 (1.3)

1.3 (1.2)

1.2 (1.2)

2.4 (2.1)

56.4

1.5 (1.3)

4.0 (2.8)

Halifax, Nova Scotia

639 (313/326)

0.4 (1.2)

0.9 (0.9)

0.9 (1.0)

1.8 (1.7)

70.4

1.5 (1.2)

3.4 (2.3)

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

442 (218/224)

0.6 (1.2)

1.1 (1.0)

1.0 (1.1)

2.0 (1.7)

61.5

1.7 (1.3)

3.7 (2.3)

Trois-Rivières, Québec

42 (27/15)

-0.01 (1.2)

1.1 (0.9)

1.1 (1.2)

2.2 (1.5)

59.5

1.7 (1.3)

3.9 (1.9)

Ottawa, Ontario

516 (258/258)

0.7 (1.3)

1.4 (1.1)

1.2 (1.2)

2.6 (1.9)

49.8

1.6 (1.3)

4.2 (2.5)

North Bay, Ontario

1041 (489/552)

0.7 (1.2)

1.3 (1.1)

1.3 (1.3)

2.6 (2.1)

52.5

1.7 (1.3)

4.3 (2.7)

Windsor, Ontario

1166 (612/554)

0.6 (1.3)

1.4 (1.2)

1.4 (1.3)

2.8 (2.0)

47.8

1.6 (1.3)

4.4 (2.5)

Winnipeg, Manitoba

1072 (525/547)

0.6 (1.3)

1.3 (1.2)

1.4 (1.2)

2.7 (2.0)

47.7

1.6 (1.2)

4.3 (2.6)

Lethbridge, Alberta

907 (454/453)

0.4 (1.2)

1.2 (1.1)

1.1 (1.2)

2.3 (1.8)

56.1

1.7 (1.3)

4.0 (2.3)

Calgary, Alberta

1207 (605/602)

0.4 (1.3)

1.2 (1.0)

1.2 (1.1)

2.4 (1.8)

53.9

1.8 (1.3)

4.2 (2.3)

Victoria, British Columbia

443 (239/204)

0.5 (1.2)

1.2 (1.0)

1.0 (1.0)

2.2 (1.7)

60.0

1.8 (1.3)

4.0 (2.2)

Overall

8307 (4143/4164)

0.7 (1.3)

1.2 (1.1)

1.2 (1.2)

2.4 (1.9)

54.3

1.3 (1.3)

4.1 (2.5)

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD)
  2. Meeting screen time guidelines was defined as accumulating ≤2 hours/day of recreational screen time
  3. BMI body mass index, CAPL Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy