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Table 1 Physical characteristics of the participants and time in physical activity and sedentary behavior during physical education lessons

From: Objectively evaluated physical activity and sedentary time in primary school children by gender, grade and types of physical education lessons

 

All

Girls

Boys

Mean ± SD (n: 402)

95% CI

Mean ± SD (n: 221)

95% CI

Mean ± SD (n: 181)

95% CI

Age (years)

9.2 ± 1.5

9.1–9.3

9.2 ± 1.5

9.0–9.4

9.1 ± 1.5

8.9–9.4

Height (cm)

131.5 ± 10.0

130.5–132.5

131.7 ± 10.7

130.3–133.1

131.2 ± 9.0

129.9–132.5

Weight (kg)

28.5 ± 6.8

27.8–29.1

28.1 ± 6.6

27.2–29.0

28.9 ± 6.9

27.9–29.9

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

16.3 ± 2.2

16.0–16.5

16.0 ± 1.9

15.7–16.2

16.6 ± 2.4

16.2–17.0

Relative body weight (%)

−2.8 ± 11.9

−4.0--1.6

−4.1 ± 10.7

−5.5--2.7

−1.3 ± 13.1

−3.2-0.7

Weight status (overweight and obese:%)

19 (4.7%)

5 (2.3%)

14 (7.8%)

Weight status (thin:%)

12 (3.0%)

9 (4.1%)

3 (1.7%)

PE (min/lesson)

(PE lessons: 714)

(PE lessons: 388)

(PE lessons: 326)

LPA

Non-ambulatory (min)

11.3 ± 4.9

10.9–11.7

11.7 ± 4.8

11.2–12.2

10.9 ± 4.9

10.3–11.4

Non-ambulatory (%)

25.1 ± 10.9

24.3–25.9

26.0 ± 10.8

24.9–27.0

24.1 ± 11.0

22.9–25.3

Ambulatory (min)

10.5 ± 4.5

10.2–10.8

10.2 ± 4.4

9.7–10.6

10.9 ± 4.7

10.4–11.4

Ambulatory (%)

23.3 ± 10.1

22.6–24.1

22.6 ± 9.8

21.6–23.5

24.2 ± 10.4

23.1–25.4

Total (min)

21.8 ± 5.3

21.4–22.2

21.8 ± 5.5

21.3–22.4

21.8 ± 5.1

21.2–22.3

Total (%)

48.4 ± 11.8

47.6–49.3

48.5 ± 12.2

47.3–49.8

48.3 ± 11.3

47.1–49.6

MPA

Non-ambulatory (min)

2.5 ± 2.1

2.4–2.7

2.5 ± 2.1

2.3–2.7

2.5 ± 2.0

2.2–2.7

Non-ambulatory (%)

5.6 ± 4.6

5.2–5.9

5.6 ± 4.6

5.2–6.1

5.5 ± 4.5

5.0–6.0

Ambulatory (min)

7.2 ± 4.6

6.9–7.5

6.9 ± 4.3

6.5–7.4

7.5 ± 4.8

7.0–8.0

Ambulatory (%)

16.0 ± 10.1

15.2–16.7

15.4 ± 9.6

14.5–16.4

16.6 ± 10.6

15.5–17.8

Total (min)

9.7 ± 5.0

9.3–10.1

9.5 ± 4.8

9.0–10.0

9.9 ± 5.2

9.4–10.5

Total (%)

21.5 ± 11.1

20.7–22.4

21.1 ± 10.7

20.0–22.1

22.1 ± 11.6

20.8–23.4

VPA

Non-ambulatory (min)

0.7 ± 1.1

0.7–0.8

0.6 ± 0.9

0.6–0.7

0.8 ± 1.3

0.7–1.0

Non-ambulatory (%)

1.6 ± 2.4

1.5–1.8

1.4 ± 2.1

1.2–1.6

1.9 ± 2.8

1.6–2.2

Ambulatory (min)

1.8 ± 1.8

1.7–2.0

1.8 ± 1.7

1.6–2.0

1.9 ± 1.8

1.7–2.1

Ambulatory (%)

4.1 ± 3.9

3.8–4.4

4.0 ± 3.8

3.6–4.4

4.2 ± 4.0

3.8–4.6

Total (min)

2.6 ± 2.4

2.4–2.8

2.4 ± 2.3

2.2–2.7

2.7 ± 2.6

2.5–3.0

Total (%)

5.7 ± 5.3

5.3–6.1

5.4 ± 5.0

4.9–5.9

6.1 ± 5.7

5.5–6.7

MVPA

Non-ambulatory (min)

3.2 ± 2.4

3.1–3.4

3.2 ± 2.4

2.9–3.4

3.3 ± 2.5

3.0–3.6

Non-ambulatory (%)

7.2 ± 5.4

6.8–7.6

7.1 ± 5.3

6.5–7.6

7.4 ± 5.6

6.7–8.0

Ambulatory (min)

9.0 ± 5.5

8.6–9.4

8.7 ± 5.2

8.2–9.3

9.4 ± 5.9

8.7–10.0

Ambulatory (%)

20.1 ± 12.2

19.2–21.0

19.4 ± 11.5

18.3–20.6

20.8 ± 13.0

19.4–22.3

Total (min)

12.3 ± 6.1

11.8–12.7

11.9 ± 5.7

11.3–12.5

12.7 ± 6.4

12.0–13.4

Total (%)

27.3 ± 13.4

26.3–28.3

26.5 ± 12.7

25.2–27.8

28.2 ± 14.3

26.6–29.7

Sedentary time (min)

10.9 ± 7.8

10.4–11.5

11.2 ± 7.9

10.4–12.0

10.6 ± 7.6

9.7–11.4

Sedentary time (%)

24.3 ± 17.3

23.0–25.6

25.0 ± 17.5

23.2–26.7

23.5 ± 17.0

21.6–25.3

 

Lower grade: 1st and 2st grade (n: 145)

Middle grade: 3rd and 4nd grade (n: 178)

Higher grade: 5th and 6th grade (n: 79)

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Mean ± SD

95% CI

Age (years)

7.6 ± 0.6

7.5–7.7

9.5 ± 0.6

9.4–9.6

11.4 ± 0.5

11.3–11.5

Height (cm)

122.5 ± 6.2

121.5–123.5

133.5 ± 6.3

132.5–134.4

143.5 ± 6.8

141.9–145.0

Weight (kg)

24.0 ± 4.9

23.2–24.8

29.2 ± 5.6

28.3–30.0

35.2 ± 6.1

33.8–36.5

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

15.8 ± 2.0

15.5–16.2

16.3 ± 2.2

15.9–16.6

17.0 ± 2.1

16.5–17.5

Relative body weight (%)

−0.8 ± 11.9

−2.8 - 1.1

−3.7 ± 12.1

−5.4 - -1.9

−4.5 ± 11.1

−7.0 - -2.0

Weight status (overweight and obese:%)

7 (4.8%)

10 (5.6%)

2 (2.5%)

Weight status (thin:%)

1 (0.7%)

8(4.5%)

3 (3.8%)

PE (min/lesson)

(PE lessons: 250)

(PE lessons: 324)

(PE lessons: 140)

LPA

Non-ambulatory (min)

11.9 ± 5.1

11.2–12.5

11.0 ± 4.9

10.4–11.5

11.0 ± 4.3

10.3–11.7

Non-ambulatory (%)

26.4 ± 11.4

25.0–27.8

24.4 ± 11.0

23.2–25.6

24.5 ± 9.5

22.9–26.1

Ambulatory (min)

10.5 ± 3.9

10.0–11.0

10.0 ± 4.7

9.5–10.5

11.6 ± 5.0

10.7–12.4

Ambulatory (%)

23.4 ± 8.6

22.3–24.5

22.2 ± 10.5

21.1–23.4

25.7 ± 11.2

23.8–27.6

Total (min)

22.4 ± 4.7

21.8–23.0

21.0 ± 6.1

20.3–21.7

22.6 ± 4.2

21.9–23.3

Total (%)

49.8 ± 10.4

48.5–51.1

46.6 ± 13.5

45.2–48.1

50.2 ± 9.4

48.6–51.7

MPA

Non-ambulatory (min)

2.8 ± 2.2

2.5–3.0

2.5 ± 2.1

2.3–2.8

2.0 ± 1.5

1.7–2.2

Non-ambulatory (%)

6.1 ± 4.8

5.5–6.7

5.6 ± 4.7

5.1–6.2

4.4 ± 3.3

3.8–4.9

Ambulatory (min)

7.9 ± 4.7

7.4–8.5

6.7 ± 4.5

6.2–7.2

7.0 ± 4.4

6.2–7.7

Ambulatory (%)

17.7 ± 10.4

16.4–18.9

14.9 ± 10.0

13.8–16.0

15.5 ± 9.7

13.9–17.1

Total (min)

10.7 ± 5.0

10.1–11.3

9.2 ± 5.1

8.7–9.8

8.9 ± 4.6

8.2–9.7

Total (%)

23.8 ± 11.0

22.4–25.1

20.5 ± 11.3

19.3–21.8

19.9 ± 10.2

18.2–21.6

VPA

Non-ambulatory (min)

0.7 ± 0.9

0.6–0.9

0.8 ± 1.1

0.6–0.9

0.7 ± 1.4

0.4–0.9

Non-ambulatory (%)

1.6 ± 2.1

1.4–1.9

1.7 ± 2.4

1.4–2.0

1.5 ± 3.0

1.0–2.0

Ambulatory (min)

2.0 ± 1.7

1.7–2.2

1.8 ± 1.8

1.6–2.0

1.8 ± 1.9

1.5–2.1

Ambulatory (%)

4.3 ± 3.7

3.9–4.8

4.0 ± 3.9

3.5–4.4

3.9 ± 4.1

3.3–4.6

Total (min)

2.7 ± 2.1

2.4–3.0

2.5 ± 2.4

2.3–2.8

2.4 ± 2.8

2.0–2.9

Total (%)

6.0 ± 4.7

5.4–6.6

5.7 ± 5.4

5.1–6.2

5.4 ± 6.3

4.4–6.5

MVPA

Non-ambulatory (min)

3.5 ± 2.5

3.2–3.8

3.3 ± 2.5

3.0–3.6

2.6 ± 2.0

2.3–3.0

Non-ambulatory (%)

7.7 ± 5.6

7.1–8.4

7.3 ± 5.6

6.7–8.0

5.9 ± 4.4

5.1–6.6

Ambulatory (min)

9.9 ± 5.8

9.2–10.6

8.5 ± 5.4

7.9–9.1

8.7 ± 5.1

7.9–9.6

Ambulatory (%)

22.0 ± 12.9

20.4–23.6

18.8 ± 11.9

17.5–20.1

19.4 ± 11.4

17.5–21.3

Total (min)

13.4 ± 6.1

12.6–14.1

11.8 ± 6.0

11.1–12.4

11.4 ± 5.8

10.4–12.4

Total (%)

29.7 ± 13.6

28.1–31.4

26.2 ± 13.4

24.7–27.7

25.3 ± 12.8

23.2–27.5

Sedentary time (min)

9.2 ± 6.1

8.4–10.0

12.2 ± 9.1

11.2–13.2

11.0 ± 6.7

9.9–12.1

Sedentary time (%)

20.4 ± 13.5

18.8–22.1

27.2 ± 20.1

25.0–29.4

24.5 ± 14.8

22.0–27.0

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, LPA light physical activity, MPA moderate physical activity, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, SD standard deviation, VPA vigorous physical activity