Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of adolescents and their parents: a specific analysis by sex and socioeconomic status

Mesquita, Eduardo Duarte de Lima; Tebar, William Rodrigues; Correia, Dayane Cristina Queiroz; Guica, Juziane Teixeira; Torres, Wésley; Fernandes, Rômulo Araújo; Agostinete, Ricardo Ribeiro; Christofaro, Diego Giulliano Destro

doi:10.1186/s13690-023-01185-1

Archives of Public Health

Table 1 Sample characterization (n = 1231 adolescents; 871 fathers and 1202 mothers).

From: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour of adolescents and their parents: a specific analysis by sex and socioeconomic status

	High economic class (n = 128)^a	Medium economic class (n = 352)^b	Low economic class (n = 751)^c	ANOVA	Post hoc p-value			ES
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)	p-value	a x b	a x c	b x c
Adolescents	(n = 128)	(n = 352)	(n = 751)
Age (years)	15.48 (1.06)	15.55 (1.05)	15.57 (1.08)	0.652	0.999	0.999	0.999	0.001
Weight (kg)	62.81 (15.81)	60.88 (12.86)	59.30 (12.57)	0.008	0.453	0.015	0.185	0.006
Height (cm)	167.99 (9.33)	167.63 (9.20)	165.94 (9.04)	0.001	0.999	0.158	0.002	0.011
Leisure time PA (B. score)	4.22 (2.25)	3.95 (2.43)	3.56 (2.30)	0.002	0.817	0.011	0.032	0.010
Commuting PA (B. score)	2.36 (0.64)	2.30 (0.67)	2.30 (0.69)	0.576	0.999	0.884	0.999	0.001
TV (hours/week)	15.04 (9.09)	15.09 (9.73)	16.90 (9.92)	0.053	0.999	0.136	0.231	0.005
Computer (hours/week)	19.96 (10.49)	21.34 (10.83)	18.06 (11.13)	< 0.001	0.680	0.217	< 0.001	0.017
Fathers	(n = 101)	(n = 262)	(n = 508)
Age (years)	47.25 (7.30)	45.92 (7.06)	45.38 (7.65)	0.066	0.387	0.065	0.999	0.006
Weight (kg)	82.74 (12.81)	83.39 (15.54)	81.13 (14.20)	0.036	0.999	0.927	0.033	0.008
Height (cm)	173.99 (6.80)	173.68 (7.08)	172.69 (6.97)	0.083	0.999	0.272	0.207	0.006
Leisure time PA (B. score)	3.71 (2.42)	3.03 (2.12)	2.56 (1.78)	< 0.001	0.010	< 0.001	0.006	0.035
Commuting PA (B. score)	2.20 (0.61)	2.16 (0.74)	2.22 (0.74)	0.680	0.999	0.999	0.999	0.001
TV (hours/week)	24.43 (10.96)	24.22 (11.30)	21.82 (11.10)	0.006	0.999	0.097	0.015	0.012
Computer (hours/week)	29.87 (15.61)	29.29 (15.93)	26.21 (15.43)	0.010	0.999	0.096	0.029	0.010
Mothers	(n = 125)	(n = 342)	(n = 735)
Age (years)	44.50 (6.59)	43.22 (6.92)	43.14 (7.39)	0.142	0.259	0.152	0.999	0.003
Weight (kg)	68.71 (12.91)	67.65 (12.63)	68.06 (12.94)	0.722	0.999	0.999	0.999	0.001
Height (cm)	163.28 (6.00)	161.73 (6.10)	160.86 (6.64)	< 0.001	0.064	< 0.001	0.117	0.014
Leisure time PA (B. score)	2.50 (1.64)	2.31 (1.50)	2.12 (1.32)	0.007	0.603	0.016	0.116	0.007
Commuting PA (B. score)	2.10 (0.65)	2.09 (0.62)	2.21 (0.67)	0.023	0.603	0.016	0.116	0.006
TV (hours/week)	24.11 (10.22)	22.36 (10.58)	12.89 (11.20)	0.108	0.382	0.108	0.999	0.004
Computer (hours/week)	28.96 (14.41)	26.90 (14.82)	26.27 (15.53)	0.185	0.585	0.206	0.999	0.010

Notes: Numerical variables are reported as the mean ± standard deviation. Abbreviations: ES: Effect size; B. score = Baecke score. Bold values denote statistical significance. Post hoc p-value/superscript letters denote a higher significant difference between groups: a (high economic class), b (medium economic class), c (low economic class) with P < 0.050.

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