Physical activity and sedentary behavior among Chinese children aged 6–17 years: a cross-sectional analysis of 2010–2012 China National Nutrition and health survey

Table 3 Physical activity of Chinese children aged 6–17 years in their leisure time

	Total	Gender		P	Age(years)		P	Areas				P
	Total	Boys	Girls	P	6–12	13–17	P	Big Cities	Medium and Small Cities	Ordinary rural areas	Poor rural areas	P
Leisure-time PA participation(%,95CI)	35.4 (32.1~38.7)	37.8 (34.4~41.3)	32.6 (29.3~35.9)	< 0.0001	31.7 (28.3~35.1)	39.9 (36.0~43.8)	< 0.0001	54.0 (50.2~57.8)	39.4 (33.9~44.9)	33.0 (27.6~38.5)	23.5 (15.5~31.5)	< 0.0001
MVPA(day)^a	3.4 ± 1.87	3.5 ± 1.90	3.3 ± 1.84	< 0.0001	3.4 ± 1.85	3.4 ± 1.90	0.7778	3.3 ± 1.96	3.3 ± 1.90	3.4 ± 1.79	3.5 ± 1.93	< 0.0001
t/F value		5.23			0.28			18.49
MVPA (min/day)^a	44.9 ± 36.35	47.2 ± 38. 43	42.3 ± 33.60	< 0.0001	43.9 ± 34.28	46.2 ± 38.80	0.0002	48.2 ± 39.66	44.9 ± 38.34	37.6 ± 28.43	46.5 ± 37.32	< 0.0001
t/F value		8.15			−3.78			11.78
VPA(day)^a	2.3 ± 1.57	2.4 ± 1.59	2.3 ± 1.55	0.002	2.3 ± 1.48	2.4 ± 1.67	< 0.0001	1.6 ± 1.71	1. 6 ± 1.73	1.4 ± 1.53	2.1 ± 1.79	< 0.0001
t/F value		3.10			−5.00			16.72
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