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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants

From: Objectively measured physical activity in two-year-old children – levels, patterns and correlates

 

Mean (SD)

n (%)

Missing n (%)

Age (years)

2.03 (0.1)

  

Sex

   

  Boys

 

61 (50)

 

  Girls

 

62 (50)

 

BMI (kg/m²)¹

16.9 (1.4)

 

3 (2)

BMI SDS²

-0.2 (1.1)

 

3 (2)

Weight status³

  

3 (2)

  Normal weight

 

104 (87)

 

  Overweight

 

16 (13)

 

Family group 4

   

  High risk

 

86 (70)

 

  Low risk

 

37 (30)

 

NOS 5

54.1 (1.9)

 

5 (4)

NOS <53

 

23 (20)

5 (4)

First born

 

62 (50)

 

Child care

  

14 (11)

  Preschool full-time

 

83 (76)

 

  Preschool part-time

 

18 (17)

 

  Other

 

8 (7)

 

High parental education

 

90 (74)

1 (1)

  1. ¹BMI = Body Mass Index.
  2. ²BMI SDS = Body Mass Index Standard Deviation Score.
  3. ³BMI categories according to Cole et al.
  4. 4Family group based on parental BMI. High risk: both parents BMI ≥25 or at least one parent ≥30.
  5. 5NOS = Neurological Optimality Score.
  6. Total sample N=123.