Table 4 Accelerometer data, as well as physical activity levels and sedentary behaviours self-reported or reported by parents using the C-PAQ questionnaire among children and adolescents enrolled at Whānau Pakari.
From: Physical activity is low in obese New Zealand children and adolescents
Māori | NZ Europeans | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
C-PAQ | n | 106 | 106 | |
Total activity per day (min) | 83 [52, 135] | 79 [39, 127] | 0.67 | |
Sport activity per day (min) | 29 [9, 51] | 16 [1, 34] | 0.10 | |
Total non-school sedentary time per day for whole week (min) | 269 [145, 380] | 259 [171, 439] | 0.92 | |
Total screen time per day for whole week (min) a | 107 [60, 199] | 143 [86, 247] | 0.59 | |
Screen time below 2 hours b | 54 (51%) | 42 (40%) | 0.13 | |
Accelerometer | n | 56 | 70 | |
Total sedentary time per day for whole week (min) | 344 [272, 417] | 340 [277, 412] | 0.33 | |
Total steps per day | 7140 [5933, 9169] | 6789 [5852, 8536] | 0.95 | |
Total activity per day (min) | 135 [93, 175] | 124 [101, 164] | 0.31 | |
Moderate-intensity to very vigorous physical activity per day (min) | 33 [23, 56] | 34 [23, 51] | 0.40 | |
Adequate physical activity c | 13 (23%) | 9 (13%) | 0.18 |
