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Table 2 Age, BMI, wearing time, counts per 15 seconds, sedentary time and the different PA intensities + percentages of children meeting PA guidelines of 60 minutes MVPA per day (for boys and girls separately per country)

From: Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an observational study within the ENERGY-project

Gender

Country

Age (years)

(mean ± SD)

BMI (kg/m2)

(mean ± SD)

Wearing time

(total days)

(mean ± SD)

Counts per 15 sec

(mean ± SE)

Sedentary time1

(mean ± SE)

LPA1

(mean ± SE)

MPA1

(mean ± SE)

VPA1

(mean ± SE)

MVPA1

(mean ± SE)

Meeting PA

guidelines

(%)

Girls

(n = 365)

Belgium

(n = 59)

11.3 ± 0.7

17.5 ± 2.2

5.9 ± 0.9

121 ± 6b, e

511 ± 11d

263 ± 8

17 ± 2c, e

6 ± 1

23 ± 2c, e

1.7

 

Greece

(n = 79)

11.3 ± 0.6

20.3 ± 3.6

5.4 ± 0.9

106 ± 5a, c, d, e

526 ± 9c, d

269 ± 7

20 ± 2c, e

5 ± 1c, e

25 ± 2c, e

0.0

 

Hungary

(n = 68)

12.2 ± 0.6

19.7 ± 3.1

5.2 ± 0.9

139 ± 6b, d

487 ± 9b, d

260 ± 7

29 ± 2a, b, d, e

8 ± 1b, d

37 ± 2a, b, d, e

1.5

 

The Netherlands

(n = 47)

11.8 ± 0.5

18.8 ± 3.1

5.2 ± 1.3

123 ± 5b, c, e

457 ± 9a, b, c, e

278 ± 7

21 ± 1c, e

4 ± 1c, e

26 ± 2c, e

2.1

 

Switzerland

(n = 112)

11.3 ± 0.9

17.6 ± 2.7

6.5 ± 1.0

145 ± 5a, b, d

498 ± 9d

270 ± 6

35 ± 1a, b, c, d

8 ± 1b, d

43 ± 2a, b, c, d

12.5

 

TOTAL GIRLS

11.5 ± 0.8

18.7 ± 3.2

5.8 ± 1.1

128 ± 2 f

500 ± 3 f

267 ± 3 f

26 ± 1 f

6 ± 0 f

32 ± 1 f

4.6

Boys

(n = 321)

Belgium

(n = 50)

11.5 ± 0.7

18.5 ± 2.9

5.8 ± 1.0

159 ± 8b

478 ± 12b

290 ± 2

31 ± 2e

10 ± 1b

42 ± 3

14.0

 

Greece

(n = 63)

11.3 ± 0.6

21.2 ± 4.2

5.4 ± 0.8

140 ± 7a, d, e

510 ± 11a, c, d, e

282 ± 2

34 ± 2

7 ± 1a

41 ± 3

9.5

 

Hungary

(n = 72)

12.2 ± 0.7

20.0 ± 3.5

5.4 ± 0.9

145 ± 6d

475 ± 10b, d

272 ± 2

34 ± 2e

7 ± 1

41 ± 3e

13.9

 

The Netherlands

(n = 57)

11.7 ± 0.6

18.7 ± 3.4

5.5 ± 1.3

162 ± 6b, c

447 ± 9b, c

290 ± 2

32 ± 2e

8 ± 1

40 ± 2e

15.8

 

Switzerland

(n = 79)

11.5 ± 1.0

17.9 ± 3.1

6.6 ± 1.3

164 ± 7b

467 ± 11b

282 ± 2

40 ± 2a, c, d

10 ± 1

50 ± 3c, d

27.8

 

TOTAL BOYS

11.7 ± 0.8

19.2 ± 3.6

5.8 ± 1.2

155 ± 2 g

474 ± 4 g

284 ± 3 g

35 ± 1 g

9 ± 0 g

43 ± 1 g

16.8

  1. 1 minutes per day; SD standard deviations; SE standard errors; LPA light physical activity; MPA moderate physical activity; VPA vigorous physical activity; MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; a significantly different from Belgium; b significantly different from Greece; c significantly different from Hungary; d significantly different from the Netherlands; e significantly different from Switzerland; f significantly different from boys; g significantly different from girls.