Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants (n=507)

From: Objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and sleep duration: independent and combined associations with adiposity in canadian children

Variable

Mean±s.d. or n (%)

Age (years)

10.0±0.4

Sex

 Boys

209 (41.2)

 Girls

298 (58.8)

Ethnicity

 White/Caucasian

335 (66.8)

 African-American

12 (2.4)

 Asian

50 (10.0)

 First nations

2 (0.4)

 East Indian

4 (0.8)

 Don’t know

1 (0.2)

 Other

97 (19.4)

Body mass index (kg m−2)

18.3±3.4

Fat mass (%)

20.6±7.5

Waist circumference (cm)

63.1±8.6

Waist-to-height ratio

0.44±0.05

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min per day)

58.5±19.4

Total sedentary time (min per day)

512.8±61.4

Self-reported screen time (h per day)

2.8±1.8

Sleep duration (min per day)

544.4±50.7