Table 3 The average time per week spent on different types of physical activity
From: No differences in physical activity between children with overweight and children of normal-weight
Study Population (N = 57) | Normal-weight (N = 35) | Overweight (N = 22) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Time spent watching TV | |||
Not Applicable | 14.3% | 17.2% | 10.3% |
1/2 h or less | 22.2% | 18.3% | 26.5% |
½ - 1 h | 26.0% | 28.5% | 23.9% |
1–2 h | 26.7% | 24.2% | 30.8% |
2–4 h | 9.5% | 10.2% | 7.7% |
> 4 h | 1.3% | 1.6% | 0.9% |
Time spent on the computer | |||
Not Applicable | 44.5% | 45.0% | 46.6% |
1/2 h or less | 24.5% | 24.1% | 19.8% |
½ - 1 h | 17.2% | 16.8% | 19.0% |
1–2 h | 11.3% | 11.0% | 12.9% |
2–4 h | 1.9% | 2.1% | 1.7% |
> 4 h | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0% |
Time spent on playing outside | |||
Not Applicable | 9.0% | 9.3% | 8.5% |
1/2 h or less | 11.6% | 8.3% | 17.1% |
½ - 1 h | 16.8% | 18.7% | 13.7% |
1–2 h | 23.2% | 26.4% | 17.9% |
2–4 h | 23.5% | 24.4% | 22.2% |
> 4 h | 15.8% | 13.0% | 20.5% |
Time spent on playing sports | |||
Not Applicable | 60.9% | 62.1% | 58.8% |
1/2 h or less | 5.9% | 5.3% | 7.0% |
½ - 1 h | 12.8% | 11.6% | 14.9% |
1–2 h | 15.8% | 15.3% | 16.7% |
2–4 h | 3.0% | 5.3% | 1.8% |
> 4 h | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% |