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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics and Chi-Squares Comparing the Frequencies of Children who Performed Specific Types of Physical Activities on the Previous Day During the Early-COVID-19 period (April–May 2020) by Sex and Age

From: Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior in children living in the U.S.

  

Child Sex

  

Child Age

  

Overall

Male

Female

  

5–8 yr

9–13 yr

  

Types of Physical Activity

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

χ2

p

n (%)

n (%)

χ2

p

Sports practice/training

41 (19.4)

26 (26.0)

15 (13.5)

5.24

.022

26 (22.0)

15 (16.1)

1.16

0.299

Activity classes/lessons

40 (19.0)

13 (13.0)

27 (24.3)

4.39

.036

28 (23.7)

12 (12.9)

3.97

0.053

Free play/unstructured phy. Act.

189 (90.0)

89 (89.9)

100 (90.1)

< 0.01

.963

114 (97.4)

75 (80.6)

16.23

< 0.001

Jogging/running

43 (20.4)

20 (20.0)

23 (20.7)

0.02

.897

25 (21.2)

18 (19.4)

0.11

0.743

Biking

81 (38.4)

35 (35.0)

46 (41.1)

0.92

.337

57 (48.3)

24 (25.8)

11.13

< 0.001

Swimming

18 (8.5)

12 (12.0)

6 (5.4)

2.93

.087

12 (10.2)

6 (6.5)

0.92

0.458

Going for a walk

115 (54.5)

53 (53.0)

62 (55.9)

0.17

.677

67 (56.8)

48 (51.6)

0.56

0.488

Circuit training/conditioning

9 (4.3)

6 (6.0)

3 (2.7)

1.40

.237

2 (1.7)

7 (7.5)

4.33

0.045

Weightlifting

5 (2.4)

3 (3.0)

2 (1.8)

0.33

.568

2 (1.7)

3 (3.2)

0.53

0.656

Other

12 (7.3)

8 (9.6)

4 (4.9)

1.34

.248

3 (3.4)

9 (11.8)

4.28

0.067

  1. N = 211. n (%) = number (proportion) who performed some (vs. none) of the specific type of physical activity