Table 1 Descriptive characteristics in relation to participation in organized sports
| Â | Participation in organized sports | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | No (n = 144) | Yes (n = 146) At least 1 h per week | Total (n = 290) |
Descriptive characteristics | |||
 Girls, n (%) | 67 (46.5%) | 64 (43.8%) | 131 (45.2%) |
 Age, mean (SD) | 4.4 (0.8) | 5.0 (0.6) | 4.7 (0.8) |
 Overweight/obese, n (%) | 11 (7.6%) | 16 (11.0%) | 27 (9.3%) |
 Number of siblings, | 1.0 (0.8) | 1.1 (0.7) | 1.1 (0.8) |
  0, n (%) | 33 (22.9%) | 22 (15.7%) | 55 (19.0%) |
  1, n (%) | 91 (63.2%) | 88 (60.3%) | 179 (61.7%) |
  2, n (%) | 16 (11.1%) | 33 (22.7%) | 49 (16.9%) |
   ≥ 3, n (%) | 4 (2.8%) | 3 (2.3%) | 7 (2.4%) |
 Parental education, | |||
  Elementary school, n (%) | 2 (1.4%) | 3 (2.0%) | 5 (1.7) |
  Secondary school, n (%) | 29 (20.1%) | 21 (14.4%) | 50 (17.3%) |
  University, n (%) | 113 (78.5%) | 122 (83.6%) | 235 (81.0%) |
Physical activity outside preschool time, mean (SD) | |||
 Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min) | 31.3 (14.6) | 40.8 (18.8) | 36.1 (17.5) |
 Light physical activity (min) | 220.5 (37.2) | 225.5 (41.5) | 223.1 (39.5) |
 Steps (counts) | 5510 (1427) | 6627 (1663) | 6072 (1646) |
 Sedentary time (min) | 270.3 (61.1) | 266.0 (72.3) | 268.2 (66.9) |
 Wear-time (min) | 522.2 (68.2) | 532.4 (71.1) | 527.3 (69.7) |
Physical activity during preschool time, mean (SD) | |||
 Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min) | 32.3 (20.1) | 40.6 (20.5) | 36.5 (20.7) |
 Light physical activity (min) | 247.0 (49.5) | 240.9 (40.1) | 243.9 (45.1) |
 Steps (counts) | 6684 (2185) | 7161 (2108) | 6924 (2156) |
 Sedentary time (min) | 172.1 (43.0) | 161.5 (40.2) | 166.7 (41.9) |
 Wear-time (min) | 451.5 (66.2) | 443.1 (50.7) | 447.3 (59.0) |
Physical activity whole day, mean (SD) | |||
 Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min) | 47.1 (21.3) | 60.6 (25.3) | 53.9 (24.3) |
   ≥ 60 min/day, n (%) | 38 (26.4%) | 64 (43.8%) | 102 (35.2%) |
 Light physical activity (min) | 350.9 (43.4) | 355.3 (42.1) | 353.1 (42.7) |
 Steps (counts) | 9053 (2061) | 10,397 (2134) | 9730 (2200) |
 Sedentary time (min) | 355.2 (64.7) | 342.6 (66.3) | 348.8 (65.7) |
 Wear-time (min) | 753.2 (55.5) | 758.5 (56.8) | 755.9 (56.1) |