Table 2 Differences in physical activity practice based on sex

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

p

(IQR)

(IQR)

(IQR)

PAL (†)

1.44 ± 0.07

1.43

1.46 ± 0.07

1.46

1.45 ± 0.07

1.44

< 0.001

(1.39–1.48)

(1.41–1.51)

(1.40–1.50)

MVPA (h/day) (†)

0.74 ± 0.40

0.70

0.90 ± 0.45

0.86

0.82 ± 0.43

0.71

< 0.001

(0.43–0.94)

(0.57–1.14)

(0.52–1.07)

Attendance at extracurricular sport classes (days/week) (†)

1.8 ± 1.4

2.0

2.7 ± 1.6

3.0

2.3 ± 1.6

2.0

< 0.001

(1.0–3.0)

(2.0–4.0)

(1.0–3.0)

Time spent in extracurricular sport classes (h/day) (†)

0.38 ± 0.34

0.29

0.50 ± 0.36

0.43

0.44 ± 0.35

0.36

0.001

(0.14–0.57)

(0.29–0.71)

(0.21–0.64)

Active play (h/day)

1.48 ± 1.02

1.29

1.69 ± 0.98

1.64

1.59 ± 1.00

1.57

0.014

(0.71–2.07)

(1.00–2.29)

(0.91–2.25)

Use of PC/console/tablet (h/day) (†)

0.76 ± 0.58

0.64

1.01 ± 0.78

0.86

0.88 ± 0.70

0.64

< 0.001

(0.50–0.93)

(0.57–1.29)

(0.50–1.21)

Use of TV (†)

1.60 ± 081

1.29

1.48 ± 0.80

1.29

1.54 ± 0.81

1.29

0.099

(1.00–2.00)

(0.93–1.86)

(0.93–2.00)

Sedentary leisure (h/day) (†)

2.34 ± 1.08

2.21

2.48 ± 1.23

1.64

1.78 ± 0.98

2.21

0.303

(1.71–2.79)

(1.21–2.29)

(1.64–3.14)

p

Screen time ≤ 2 h/day

0.731

MVPA ≥60 min/day

< 0.001