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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of children

From: Compliance with the 24-h movement guidelines and the relationship with anthropometry in Finnish preschoolers: the DAGIS study

 

All

Boys

Girls

pd

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

778

4.7 ± 0.9

399

4.8 ± 0.9

379

4.7 ± 0.9

0.31

Height (cm)

739

109.6 ± 7.8

372

110.5 ± 7.9

369

108.6 ± 7.7

0.001

Weight (kg)

778

19.1 ± 3.5

371

19.5 ± 3.5

366

18.8 ± 3.4

0.005

BMI (kg/m2)

738

21.7 ± 3.5

372

22.3 ± 3.7

366

21.1 ± 3.2

< 0.001

BMI-SDSa (kg/m2)

738

−0.06 ± 1.0

372

− 0.05 ± 1.0

366

−0.06 ± 1.0

0.94

 Overweight or obeseb (N, %)

738

85 (11.5)

372

39 (10.5)

366

46 (12.6)

0.45

Waist circumference (cm)

738

53.7 ± 4.0

372

53.9 ± 3.7

366

53.4 ± 4.2

0.076

Parental education levelc (N, %)

774

 

399

 

375

 

0.18

 < Bachelor’s degree

 

164 (21.2)

 

85 (21.3)

 

79 (21.1)

 

 Bachelor’s degree

 

329 (42.5)

 

158 (39.6)

 

171 (45.6)

 

 > Bachelor’s degree

 

281 (36.3)

 

156 (39.1)

 

125 (33.3)

 

Awake wearing time of the accelerometer (min/day)

 Overall

764

774.0 ± 35.4

395

774.8 ± 35.5

396

773.2 ± 35.2

0.54

 Weekdays

750

776.4 ± 38.4

386

777.0 ± 38.4

364

775.8 ± 38.4

0.67

 Weekend days

770

768.6 ± 51.1

394

770.6 ± 50.9

376

766.5 ± 51.3

0.27

Total physical activity (min/day)

 Overall

764

390.5 ± 46.2

395

395.6 ± 46.0

369

385.1 ± 45.9

0.002

 Weekdays

750

395.3 ± 48.9

386

401.1 ± 48.9

364

389.1 ± 48.3

0.001

 Weekend days

770

379.3 ± 60.2

394

383.2 ± 60.5

376

375.1 ± 59.7

0.063

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min/day)

 Overall

764

86.0 ± 25.5

395

92.0 ± 25.6

369

79.5 ± 23.7

< 0.001

 Weekdays

750

87.7 ± 26.9

386

94.0 ± 27.3

364

80.9 ± 24.8

< 0.001

 Weekend days

770

81.4 ± 29.8

394

87.1 ± 31.0

376

75.5 ± 27.4

< 0.001

Screen time (min/day)

 Overall

771

75.7 ± 37.4

396

77.0 ± 37.1

375

74.4 ± 37.7

0.33

 Weekdays

777

62.7 ± 34.9

399

63.2 ± 34.9

378

62.2 ± 34.9

0.68

 Weekend days

772

108.4 ± 62.4

396

111.7 ± 61.7

376

104.8 ± 63.0

0.12

Sleep duration (h:min/day)

 Overall

771

10:21 ± 0:33

395

10:19 ± 0:33

376

10:23 ± 0:33

0.054

 Weekdays

777

10:17 ± 0:35

398

10:15 ± 0:35

379

10:19 ± 0:35

0.079

 Weekend days

772

10:32 ± 0:42

396

10:29 ± 0:43

376

10:34 ± 0:42

0.14

  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, BMI-SDS Body mass index standard deviation score, SD Standard deviation
  2. aAccording to Saari et al. (2011) [16]
  3. bAccording to Cole et al. (2012) [17]
  4. cLess than bachelor’s degree included comprehensive, vocation, or high school; bachelor’s degree included bachelor’s degree or college; and more than bachelor’s degree included master’s degree or licentiate/doctor
  5. dT-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorized variables. Differences with P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant (statistically significant values are bolded)
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