Table 5 Descriptive characteristics of the most active and least active children and of the children with and without overweight
Most active (n = 239) | Least active (n = 239) | Overweight (n = 71) | Non-overweight (n = 776) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (boys) | 125 (52.3%) | 125 (52.3%) | 32 (45.1%) | 402 (51.8%) |
Age PA measurement (yrs.)a | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 5.5 ± 0.8 | 5.7 ± 0.8 | 5.7 ± 0.8 |
Age BMI measurement (yrs.) | 5.8 ± 0.3 | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 5.9 ± 0.4 | 5.8 ± 0.3 |
BMI (kg/m2)b | 15.9 ± 1.3 | 15.9 ± 1.4 | 18.9 ± 1.0 | 15.7 ± 1.0 |
BMI Z-scoreb | 0.21 ± 0.78 | 0.17 ± 0.80 | 1.73 ± 0.36 | 0.06 ± 0.65 |
Weight status | ||||
Underweight | 16 (7.5%) | 13 (6.2%) | – | – |
Normal weight | 180 (84.1%) | 182 (86.3%) | – | – |
Overweight | 17 (7.9%) | 11 (5.2%) | – | – |
Obese | 1 (0.5%) | 5 (2.4%) | – | – |
Ethnicity (Dutch) | 209 (87.8%) | 217 (91.2%) | 61 (85.9%) | 704 (91.1%) |
Education level (low/middle) | ||||
Mother | 113 (54.6%) | 97 (46.9%) | 33 (57.9%) | 346 (50.4%) |
Fatherb | 104 (55.0%) | 96 (47.3%) | 38 (69.1%) | 341 (53.3%) |
Household income | ||||
< €1150 | 10 (4.4%) | 3 (1.3%) | 1 (1.4%) | 20 (2.7%) |
€1151–€3050 | 126 (55.5%) | 132 (56.7%) | 41 (59.4%) | 405 (54.5%) |
€3051–€3500 | 46 (20.3%) | 41 (17.6%) | 7 (10.1%) | 135 (18.2%) |
> €3501 | 24 (10.6%) | 31 (13.3%) | 7 (10.1%) | 105 (14.1%) |
Unknown /not reported | 21 (9.3%) | 26 (11.2%) | 13 (18.8%) | 78 (10.5%) |
Weartime (min/day)a | 662.8 ± 36.5 | 654.0 ± 34.6 | 662.2 ± 39.7 | 655.2 ± 34.6 |