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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of 457 participants included in the final analyses

From: What do adolescents want in order to become more active?

Demographic characteristics

All N = 457

Boys N = 218

Girls N = 262

p

Age (years) Mean (SD)

14.3 (0.3)

14.3 (0.3)

14.3 (0.3)

0.11

BMI Z-score (kg · m-2) Mean (SD)

0.37 (1.2)

0.29 (1.19)

0.43 (1.22)

0.25

Weight status N (% overweight / obese)

96 (21.0)

38 (18.3)

58 (23.3)

0.19

Parent education N (%)

   

0.04

Low

179 (39.2)

71 (34.1)

108 (43.4)

 

High

278 (60.8)

137 (65.9)

141 (56.6)

 

Objective physical activity

All N = 410

Boys N = 192

Girls N = 218

p

MVPA (min · d-1) Mean (SD)

62.8 (24.7)

67.3 (25.6)

58.8 (23.2)

<0.001

Meeting PA Guidelines N (% meeting guideline)

248 (54.3)

126 (60.6)

122 (49.0)

0.013

  1. Students T-test of chi-squared tests used to assess sex differences.
  2. MVPA moderate and vigorous physical activity.
  3. Meeting PA Guidelines defined as ≥ 60 minutes per day of MVPA (≥2000 accelerometry counts per minute).