Comparison of physical activity, sedentary behaviour (SB) and dietary intake between sexes (median and IQR unless otherwise specified)
| Combined (n=425) | Boys (n=211) | Girls (n=214) | p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical activity/SB | |||||||
| Number of days accelerometer worn | 7 | 6, 7 | 7 | 6, 7 | 7 | 6, 7 | 0.380 |
| Hours worn/day | 11.3 | 10.6, 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.7, 12.0 | 11.1 | 10.4, 11.8 | 0.077 |
| Mean cpm/day | 727 | 604, 878 | 740 | 624, 881 | 718 | 591, 868 | 0.313 |
| MVPA (min/day) | 26 | 18, 38 | 28 | 19, 43 | 25 | 16, 36 | 0.020 |
| Percentage of time in MVPA | 3.9 | 2.6, 5.7 | 4.2 | 2.7, 6.3 | 3.8 | 2.5, 5.5 | 0.043 |
| Percentage of time SB | 77.7 | 73.6, 81.8 | 76.9 | 71.9, 80.8 | 78.4 | 74.6, 82.7 | 0.002 |
| Achieved 60 min/day MVPA (n, %)* | 31 | 7.3 | 23 | 10.9 | 8 | 3.7 | 0.005 |
| Dietary intake | |||||||
| Portions of fruit and vegetables consumed/day | 1.7 | 1.1, 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.0, 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.2, 2.5 | 0.211 |
| Portions of fruit and vegetables consumed/day† | 2.1 | 1.4, 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.3, 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.4, 3.1 | 0.224 |
| Ate 5 portions of fruit and vegetables/day (n, %)† | 13 | 3.1 | 8 | 3.8 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.384 |
| Number of healthy indicator foods/day | 5.0 | 3.8, 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.8, 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.8, 6.5 | 0.342 |
| Number of unhealthy indicator foods/day | 5.3 | 4.3, 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.3, 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.3, 6.3 | 0.496 |
*Total MVPA for the week/days worn.
†Including one 150 mL portion of juice. Mann–Whitney U tests performed.
SB, sedentary behaviour; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous-intensity physical activity.
Italic font indicates significant results.