Table 3 Descriptive Statistics and t-tests Comparing the Duration (in minutes) of Specific Types of Sedentary Behaviors Performed by Children on the Previous Day During the Early-COVID-19 period (April–May 2020) by Sex and Age

Watching television/videos/movies

104.8 (75.0)

95.7 (68.7)

113.0 (79.6)

−1.42

.456

96.7 (70.0)

114.9 (80.0)

−1.23

0.221

Playing computer or video games

50.5 (69.4)

66.3 (79.7)

36.3 (55.2)

2.80

.006

39.0 (60.7)

64.9 (76.8)

−2.78

0.006

Internet/emailing/electronic media for leisure

38.7 (61.9)

30.2 (53.4)

46.4 (68.0)

−2.14

.033

17.5 (38.8)

64.9 (74.2)

−6.62

< 0.001

Doing school-related video calls

39.0 (62.1)

44.4 (65.5)

34.0 (58.7)

1.45

.150

29.3 (49.6)

51.0 (73.4)

−1.89

0.061

Doing video calls w/friends or family

24.5 (37.9)

16.5 (25.3)

31.7 (45.4)

−2.76

.006

20.6 (29.0)

29.3 (46.5)

−0.71

0.481

Doing school-related work

55.1 (69.0)

60.2 (70.4)

50.6 (67.8)

1.43

.153

46.2 (60.7)

66.4 (77.1)

−1.89

0.061

Listening to music

17.2 (40.9)

10.1 (22.5)

23.7 (51.5)

−2.15

.033

7.4 (17.6)

29.5 (56.0)

−3.70

< 0.001

Talking on the phone/texting

13.6 (36.6)

7.8 (24.8)

18.9 (44.1)

−2.66

.008

3.4 (10.3)

26.4 (51.0)

−5.01

< 0.001

Hanging out with friends/family in person

62.2 (60.7)

52.0 (56.0)

71.1 (63.6)

−2.22

.028

64.8 (67.9)

58.8 (50.4)

−0.22

0.823

Reading a book/magazine NOT for school

41.3 (44.1)

34.7 (32.0)

47.2 (52.1)

1.33

.186

41.9 (40.9)

40.6 (47.9)

0.79

0.430

Doing inactive hobbies

40.4 (46.6)

26.0 (29.7)

53.3 (54.5)

−4.43

<.001

42.8 (42.6)

37.3 (50.9)

1.77

0.079

Riding or driving in a car

9.0 (24.2)

8.7 (24.4)

9.2 (24.2)

−0.32

.831

9.4 (25.5)

8.5 (22.7)

0.04

0.969