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Table 1 Characteristics for the included participants (n = 77)

From: Associations between objective measures of physical activity, sleep and stress levels among preschool children

 

n

Overall

Median (range)

n

Boys

Median (range)

n

Girls

Median (range)

p-value §

Age (years)

77

5.6 (3.1–7.3)

48

5.7 (3.1–7.3)

29

5.3 (3.5–6.9)

0.12

Sleep latency (min)

68

13.8 (0.0–57.5)§

44

13.3 (0.0–57.5)

24

14.0 (0.0–38.0)

0,90

Sleep duration (hours)

68

8.7 (6.3–11.3)§

44

8.7 (6.5–11.3)§

24

8.7 (6.3–10.2)§

0.50

Sleep efficiency (%)

68

0.81 (0.69–0-94)

44

0.81 (0.69–0.94)

24

0.81 (0.74–0.92)

0.49

Cortisol levels (pg/mg)

72

109 (7–890)

45

116 (7–890)

27

93 (8–291)

0.21

PA levels (CPM)

54

3080 (342–5282)

35

3293 (341–5282)

19

2483 (563–4158)

0.06

  1. Abbreviations: PA: Physical activity; min: minutes; CPM: Counts per minute
  2. §P-value for gender difference (Wilcoxon rank-sum test)