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Table 4 Descriptive characteristics of participants stratified by adherence to Canadian physical activity guidelines (PAG) (n = 2956) and sedentary behaviour guidelines (SBG) (n = 2879)

From: The relationship between physical literacy scores and adherence to Canadian physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines

 

Meeting PAG

(n = 577)

Not meeting PAG

(n = 2379)

Cohen’s d

p

Age, yr

10.5 (1.2)

10.6 (1.2)

−0.13

0.01

Physical Competence (/32)

21.3 (4.2)

19.4 (4.2)

0.44

< 0.0001

Motivation and Confidence (/18)

13.3 (2.3)

12.4 (2.6)

0.39

< 0.0001

Knowledge and Understanding (/18)

12.1 (2.7)

12.1 (2.7)

0.01

0.51

 

Meeting SBG

(n = 1633)

Not meeting SBG

(n = 1246)

Cohen’s d

p

Age, yr

10.5 (1.2)

10.8 (1.1)

−0.28

< 0.0001

Physical Competence (/32)

20.2 (4.3)

19.3 (4.2)

0.21

< 0.0001

Motivation and Confidence (/18)

13.1 (2.4)

12.0 (2.7)

0.42

< 0.0001

Knowledge and Understanding (/18)

12.1 (2.6)

12.2 (2.8)

−0.04

0.42

  1. Data are shown as mean (SD)
  2. p value for differences between those meeting physical activity guidelines and sedentary behaviour guidelines versus those not meeting the guidelines (MANOVA test)
  3. Chi-squared test revealed more boys (27%) met PAG than girls (14%) (p < 0.0001)
  4. Chi-squared test revealed more girls (62%) met SBG than boys (50%) (p < 0.0001)
  5. Effect sizes were considered negligible if < 0.2, small if between 0.2–0.5, moderate if between 0.5–0.8, and important if > 0.8
  6. Physical activity guideline adherence was defined as attaining ≥12,000 steps, measured by pedometer, on ≥6 days/week [17]. Sedentary behaviour guideline adherence was defined as ≤2 h screen time/day on weekdays and weekends [10, 11]
  7. A Pearson correlation coefficient of − 0.10 (p < 0.0001) was calculated between physical activity step counts and hours of screen time, demonstrating that these variables are not strongly correlated