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Table 2 Support behaviors for PA of father and mother

From: Paternal and maternal support of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in children on weekdays and weekends: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Father

Mother

Total support behaviour scoresa

10.21 ± 2.28

9.93 ± 2.21

Share PA knowledge with the child

 Never

5 (1.0)

15 (1.1)

 Rarely

59 (11.4)

155 (10.9)

 Sometime

185 (35.8)

615 (43.2)

 Often

205 (39.6)

494 (34.7)

 Always

63 (12.2)

143 (10.1)

Cultivate the child’s PA habits

 Never

4 (0.8)

10 (0.7)

 Rarely

71 (13.7)

160 (11.3)

 Sometime

179 (34.6)

583 (41.0)

 Often

201 (38.9)

517 (36.3)

 Always

62 (12.0)

152 (10.7)

Reserve PA time for the child

 Never

14 (2.7)

33 (2.3)

 Rarely

108 (20.9)

387 (27.2)

 Sometime

197 (38.1)

562 (39.5)

 Often

145 (28.0)

338 (23.8)

 Always

53 (10.3)

102 (7.2)

  1. Note. This table provides frequency and percentage for categorical variables, and provides means and standard deviations for continuous variables. aStudent’s t-test of significance between father and mother (P < 0.05)