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Table 2 MET-hrs/wk for total and categories of commuting, leisure-time sports, and sedentary behaviors and average annual changes in mothers and children by cohort 1

From: Longitudinal, cross-cohort comparison of physical activity patterns in Chinese mothers and children

 

2000 Cohort (Baseline 2000; Follow-up 2004)

2004 Cohort (Baseline 2004; Follow-up 2006)

 

Children

Mothers

Children

Mothers

 

Baseline

Follow-up

Annual change

Baseline

Follow-up

Annual change

Baseline

Follow-up

Annual change

Baseline

Follow-up

Annual change

Total commuting2

6.5 (9.8)*

8.6 (11.5)

0.5

7.2 (8.3)*

5.9 (12.3)

−0.3

8.2 (10.9)*

8.5 (8.6)

0.2

7.1 (15.2)*

5.0 (7.7)

−1.1

 Walking

6.0 (8.6)*

5.6 (11.1)

 

4.5 (5.9)*

3.5 (5.7)

 

6.2 (10.7)*

5.9 (6.6)

 

3.9 (10.1)*

3.3 (5.2)

 

 Biking

0.7 (5.8)*

3.1 (6.4)

 

3.3 (5.6)*

3.2 (13.3)

 

2.1 (5.7)*

2.6 (7.7)

 

4.3 (13.6)*

2.1 (6.0)

 

Total leisure-time sports2

7.5 (17.9)†

21.1 (48.2)

3.4

1.8 (9.6)*

2.2 (14.4)

0.1

10.6 (31.2)

14.7 (33.2)

2.1

2.2 (11.9)*

3.2 (11.1)

0.5

 Gymnastics

0.5 (2.5)*

1.2 (9.4)

 

<0.1 (0.4)*

0.8 (8.3)

 

1.4 (6.7)*

1.7 (7.7)

 

0.4 (5.0)*

0.7 (6.5)

 

 Track, swimming

4.5 (14.7)*

8.3 (26.7)

 

0.3 (3.1)*

0.2 (2.3)

 

5.0 (23.6)*

4.4 (15.2)

 

1.0 (8.4)*

1.0 (5.7)

 

 Ball sports

1.5 (7.6)*

8.8 (22.5)

 

0.2 (1.7)*

0.9 (8.8)

 

3.1 (15.0)*

6.7 (20.9)

 

0.7 (7.0)*

0.8 (4.7)

 

 Other sports

1.1 (3.7)*

2.8 (10.2)

 

1.3 (8.1)*

0.1 (1.8)

 

1.1 (6.0)*

2.0 (7.2)

 

0.1 (1.4)*

0.5 (4.1)

 

Sedentary2

 

21.4 (18.2)

  

15.5 (12.6)

  

22.6 (11.6)

  

15.3 (10.5)

 

 TV/DVD watching

 

12.7 (10.8)

  

13.3 (9.4)

  

14.4 (8.9)

  

12.8 (8.2)

 

 Board/video games

 

3.4 (8.2)

  

0.1 (1.4)

  

2.2 (4.2)

  

0.0 (0.0)

 

 Reading/writing

 

4.5 (5.2)

  

1.7 (4.8)

  

5.0 (5.2)

  

1.3 (3.7)

 

 Computer usage

 

0.8 (3.3)

  

0.4 (2.4)

  

1.0 (3.6)

  

1.3 (5.4)

 

 Homework3

 

13.3 (11.7)

     

3.5 (9.9)

    
  1. China Health and Nutrition Survey1
  2. *Different between baseline and follow-up, P < 0.05.
  3. 1Values are means (SD).
  4. 2Categories of commuting, leisure-time sports, and sedentary behaviors do not sum to the total MET-hrs/wk, since a child or mother can report MET-hrs/wk from more than one category.
  5. 3Homework not included in total sedentary behavior.