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Table 3 Sample size, min/max, mean and standard deviations

From: Exploring the importance of diversified physical activities in early childhood for later motor competence and physical activity level: a seven-year longitudinal study

  

Possible range

Descriptive for sample

N

min

max

min

max

mean

SD

Age (baseline)

610

  

5.46

7.69

6.3

0.35

W/H 6y

599

  

0.15

0.4

0.21

0.03

W/H 9y

610

  

0.16

0.44

0.24

0.04

W/H 13y

441

  

0.21

0.47

0.31

0.05

DPA 6y

515

0.5

31

0.5

18

8.57

3.37

 Outdoor play (times/week)

 

0.5

7

0.5

7

4.2

2.18

 Sport (training sessions/week)

 

0

7

0

4

0.9

0.88

 Leisure-time self-organized PA (amount of different activities/week)

 

0

10

0

10

3.1

2.23

 Number of different sports

 

0

7

0

4

0.79

0.852

MVPA 6y (min/day)

498

  

25.94

169.38

76.52

26.05

MVPA 9y (min/day)

452

  

20.5

143.22

72.78

23.81

MVPA 13y (min/day)

325

  

9.28

140.17

54.79

22.75

MC 6y (KTK score)

601

  

39

204

120

27.15

MC 9y (KTK score)

601

  

89

291

195.14

34.72

MC 13y (KTK score)

429

  

140

327

249.29

29.42

  1. *p-value < 0.05; W/H weight/height ratio; DPA diversified physical activity; MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min/day); MC motor competence (raw score from KTK-battery); 6 y = 6 years of age; 9 y = 9 years of age; 13 y = 13 years of age