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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Contextual Variables

From: Places where preschoolers are (in)active: an observational study on Latino preschoolers and their parents using objective measures

Variables

Whole sample (n = 73)

Sub-sample with GPS- estimated outdoor/indoor time (n = 66)

Accelerometry/GPS data validity

  

 Accelerometer wear time, min/day (SD)

702 (66)

702 (67)

 Valid days of accelerometer wear (SD)

6.5 (1.3)

6.4 (1.2)

 Accelerometer/GPS valid data, min/day (SD)

644 (85)

647 (86)

 Valid days of accelerometer/GPS data (SD)

6.4 (1.2)

6.4 (1.2)

Physical activity variables

  

 Sedentary, min/day (SD)

371 (70)

371 (69)

 MVPA, min/day (SD)

84 (40)

86 (41)

 Counts per 30 seconds (SD)

313 (119)

320 (123)

 % time sedentarya

53 (8)

53 (8)

 % time in in MVPAa

12 (5)

12 (5)

Contextual variables

  

 % time spent outdoors/indoors/in vehicle (SD)b

  

 Outdoors

-

35 (20)

 Indoors

-

59 (22)

 In vehicle

-

6 (5)

 

Whole sample (n = 73)

In those visiting a location [n]c

% time at specific locations (SD)b

  

 No fixed location (in transit/trips)

12 (7)

12 (7) [73]

 Home

57 (22)

57 (22) [73]

 Other locations in apartment complex

2 (5)

4 (7) [29]

 Other residential home

7 (12)

9 (13) [58]

 Child-care/school/daycare

14 (14)

22 (15) [45]

30 (10) [28]d

 Park/playground

1 (2)

4 (5) [13]

 Other (any business/service) without outdoor play area

5 (5)

5 (5) [71]

 Other (any business/service) with outdoor play area

1 (5)

3 (7) [39]

 Outside Houston

1 (3)

8 (9) [7]

  1. Notes: a% time refers to % of valid accelerometry time. b% time refers to % of valid accelerometry/GPS unit time. cNumber of children who visited specific locations within the study period varied and is reported in square brackets [n]; d In children whose parents reported they were enrolled in child-care/school/daycare. GPS global positioning system, MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, SD standard deviation