Table 1 Means of accelerometer and gross motor measures in 2012 NNYFS participants aged 3 to 5 years
Outdoor minutes/day | Total MIMS/day | Locomotor standard scorea | Object control standard scorea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | |
All | 95 ± 8 | 17,613 ± 427 | 10.0 ± 0.2 | 8.6 ± 0.1 |
Sex | ||||
Boy (n = 152) | 97 ± 10 | 17,784 ± 595 | 9.4 ± 0.3 | 8.6 ± 0.2 |
Girl (n = 149) | 93 ± 8 | 17,438 ± 432 | 10.7 ± 0.2 | 8.5 ± 0.2 |
Age | ||||
3 years (n = 96) | 83 ± 9 | 16,112 ± 727 | 9.4 ± 0.4 | 8.6 ± 0.3 |
4 years (n = 101) | 101 ± 9 | 17,948 ± 579 | 10.5 ± 0.2 | 8.4 ± 0.3 |
5 years (n = 104) | 100 ± 11 | 18,664 ± 287 | 10.1 ± 0.3 | 8.8 ± 0.3 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic White (n = 121) | 102 ± 10 | 17,390 ± 616 | 9.6 ± 0.3 | 8.4 ± 0.2 |
Hispanic (n = 102) | 84 ± 9 | 18,007 ± 526 | 10.4 ± 0.3 | 8.8 ± 0.2 |
Non-Hispanic Black (n = 61) | 91 ± 9 | 18,209 ± 590 | 11.2 ± 0.6 | 9.0 ± 0.2 |
Other (n = 17) | 89 ± 22 | 16,526 ± 1002 | 9.3 ± 1.2 | 7.6 ± 0.9 |
Language spoken at home | ||||
English only (n = 203) | 99 ± 9 | 17,666 ± 484 | 10.1 ± 0.2 | 8.6 ± 0.2 |
At least some non-English (n = 98) | 82 ± 9 | 17,452 ± 610 | 10.0 ± 0.3 | 8.3 ± 0.2 |
Ratio of family income to poverty | ||||
< 1.0 (below the poverty line; n = 112) | 89 ± 9 | 17,803 ± 574 | 10.1 ± 0.3 | 8.8 ± 0.2 |
1.0 to < 3.0 (n = 110) | 96 ± 8 | 17,889 ± 526 | 10.4 ± 0.4 | 8.5 ± 0.2 |
≥ 3.0 (n = 79) | 101 ± 13 | 17,024 ± 552 | 9.5 ± 0.3 | 8.5 ± 0.3 |
Sibling(s) in household | ||||
Yes: ≤ 5 years old and 6–17 years old (n = 61) | 89 ± 12 | 17,454 ± 875 | 10.2 ± 0.6 | 8.4 ± 0.3 |
Yes: ≤ 5 years old only (n = 80) | 91 ± 7 | 17,903 ± 534 | 10.2 ± 0.2 | 8.2 ± 0.2 |
Yes: 6–17 years old only (n = 118) | 102 ± 11 | 17,565 ± 422 | 10.1 ± 0.4 | 9.1 ± 0.3 |
No (n = 42) | 95 ± 11 | 17,316 ± 614 | 9.3 ± 0.7 | 8.0 ± 0.4 |