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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants and drop-outs

From: COVID-19 induced changes in physical activity patterns, screen time and sleep among Swedish adolescents - a cohort study

 

Participants

Drop-outs

p-value1

n (%)

n (%)

Total

585 (51·4)

554 (48·6)

 

Gender (Missing n = 0)

 Boys

263 (45·0)

295 (53·2)

0·006

 Girls

321 (55·0)

259 (46·8)

 

Parental education (Missing n = 37)

 More than 12 years

389 (68·1)

341 (64·2)

0·170

 12 years or less

182 (31·9)

190 (35·8)

 

Participant country of birth (Missing n = 10)

 Sweden

501 (86·1)

466 (85·2)

0·859

 Europe

24 (4·1)

22 (4·0)

 

 Outside Europe

57 (9·8)

59 (10·8)

 

Parents’ country of birth (Missing n = 32)

 Both parents born in Sweden

357 (62·5)

299 (55·8)

0·008

 One born outside Sweden

69 (12·1)

99 (18·5)

 

 Both born outside Sweden

145 (25·4)

138 (25·7)

 

BMI status (Missing n = 4)

 Underweight/Normal weight

467 (80·2)

437 (79·0)

0·611

 Overweight/Obesity

115 (19·8)

116 (21·0)

 

MVPA (min/day)

 Weekdays (Missing n = 155)

57·9 (20·5)

58·2 (21·1)

0·819

 School time (Missing n = 155)

26·1 (11·1)

27·0 (11·3)

0·208

 Leisure time on weekdays (Missing n = 155)

31·8 (14·8)

31·2 (15·2)

0·532

 Weekends (Missing n = 222)

38·2 (25·6)

37·5 (24·9)

0·678

LiPA (min/day)

 Weekdays (Missing n = 155)

148·4 (32·2)

143·5 (33·0)

0·016

 Schooltime (Missing n = 155)

73·0 (18·8)

73·1 (20·6)

0·928

 Leisure time on weekdays (Missing n = 155)

75·4 (23·5)

70·4 (21·4)

< 0·001

 Weekends (Missing n = 222)

117·6 (37·3)

117·9 (42·3)

0·892

Sedentary (min/day)

 Weekdays (Missing n = 155)

618·0 (77·7)

651·4 (80·8)

0·593

 Schooltime (Missing n = 155)

292·4 (35·8)

291·4 (39·3)

0·682

 Leisure time on weekdays (Missing n = 155)

325·6 (68·3)

324·0 (70·3)

0·697

 Weekends (Missing n = 222)

544·8 (80·2)

533·3 (89·3)

0·040

Sleep (min/day)

 Weekdays (Missing n = 17)

514·2 (54·7)

511·8 (58·4)

0·466

 Weekends (Missing n = 17)

590·7 (83·6)

597·4 (86·0)

0·188

Screen time (min/day)

 Weekdays (Missing n = 13)

197·5 (103·4)

200·3 (99·1)

0·649

 Weekends (Missing n = 16)

264·3 (109·4)

258·3 (111·1)

0·361

Cardiovascular fitness (CVF, missing n = 119)

49·8 (10·2)

49·2 (10·1)

0·386

  1. 1Chi square test for categorical variables and independent sample t-test for continuous variables
  2. Results in bold are significant at α < 0·05