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Table 1 The Characteristics of the Samples

From: Co-existence of physical activity and sedentary behavior among children and adolescents in Shanghai, China: do gender and age matter?

 

Total

Boys

Girls

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

50,090

100

25,244

50.4

24,846

49.6

Age Groups***

 Younger adolescents

14,552

29.1%

7486

29.7%

7066

28.4%

 Adolescents

21,879

43.7%

11,088

43.9%

10,791

43.4%

 Older adolescents

13,659

27.3%

6670

26.4%

6989

28.1%

  1. Younger adolescents: 4-5th graders
  2. Adolescents: 6-9th graders
  3. Older adolescents: 10-12th graders
  4. Significance difference at genders at p < 0.001
  5. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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