Table 1 Descriptive characteristics and sedentary patters of study sample
From: Sedentary behavior patterns and adiposity in children: a study based on compositional data analysis
Girls (N = 246) | Boys (N = 179) | Total sample (N = 425) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Age (years) | 9.8 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 9.8 | 1.3 |
Body height (cm) | 142.3 | 8.8 | 143.8 | 9.4 | 142.9 | 9.1 |
Body weight (kg)* | 35.4 | 8.1 | 37.8 | 9.7 | 36.4 | 8.9 |
BMI z-score* | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Fat mass (kg) | 7.0 | 4.2 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 4.7 |
Fat mass (%)* | 18.4 | 7.4 | 16.9 | 8.3 | 17.8 | 7.8 |
Fat mas index (kg/m2) | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
Visceral adipose tissue (cm2) | 32.1 | 22.9 | 36.4 | 28.5 | 33.9 | 25.5 |
Count per minute* | 569.9 | 160.7 | 606.6 | 167.7 | 585.4 | 164.5 |
Wear time (h/day) | 12.6 | 0.9 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 0.9 |
SB (min/day) | 359.1 | 67.4 | 362.9 | 68.9 | 360.7 | 68.0 |
LPA (min/day) | 348.0 | 52.6 | 339.2 | 55.7 | 344.3 | 54.0 |
MVPA (min/day)* | 48.8 | 18.6 | 58.4 | 22.9 | 52.8 | 21.0 |
Sedentary bouts analysis | ||||||
Short sedentary bouts (min/day)* | 202.0 | 27.9 | 192.1 | 27.1 | 197.8 | 28.0 |
Middle sedentary bouts (min/day) | 114.3 | 39.3 | 120.5 | 42.7 | 116.9 | 40.8 |
Long sedentary bouts (min/day)* | 42.8 | 33.2 | 50.3 | 33.2 | 46.0 | 33.4 |
Short sedentary bouts (number/day)* | 79.1 | 10.7 | 73.7 | 10.3 | 76.8 | 10.8 |
Middle sedentary bouts (number/day) | 7.5 | 2.4 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 2.5 |
Long sedentary bouts (number/day)* | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 |