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Table 2 The Prevalence of Meeting the PA and SED Guidelines

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

 

PAa, b

SEDa, b

n

%

n

%

Total

9216

18.4

12,772

25.5

Gender

 Boys

5309

21.0

5874

23.3

 Girls

3907

15.7

6898

27.8

Age Groups

 Younger adolescents

4796

33.0

5154

35.4

 Adolescents

3538

16.2

4935

22.6

 Older adolescents

882

6.5

2683

19.6

  1. Younger- adolescents: 4-5th graders
  2. Adolescents: 6-9th graders
  3. Older- adolescents: 10-12th graders
  4. adenotes significant gender difference at p < 0.001
  5. bdenotes significant age group difference at p < 0.001
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