Table 1 Descriptive statistics of 112 studies investigating parental factors and child and adolescent physical activity (n = 115 independent samples)

Geographical location

Asia

4 (3)

Australia & New Zealand

11 (10)

Canada

8 (7)

Europe

31 (27)

South America

2 (2)

United States

59 (51)

Study design

Cross-sectional

94 (82)

Prospective

21 (18)

Physical activity measurement

Objective

31 (27)

Self-report

84 (73)

Quality rating

High

18 (16)

Moderate

84 (73)

Low

13 (11)

Developmental age

Preschool (2–5.4 yrs)

14 (12)

Childhood (5.5-12.4 yrs)

54 (47)

Adolescence (12.5-19.0 yrs)

47 (41)