Perceived Difficulty with Physical Tasks, Lifestyle, and Physical Performance in Obese Children

Table 2

Perceived difficulty with single physical tasks among normal-weight, overweight, and obese children.

	Normal-weight 𝑛=165	Overweight 𝑛=54	Obese 𝑛=163	normal-weight versus overweight P	normal-weight versus obese P	overweight versus obese P
Walking	0.2±0.7	0.5±1.1	0.9±1.2	0.014	0.000	0.025
Running	0.3±0.7	0.7±1.1	1.3±1.3	0.001	0.000	0.001
Hopping	0.1±0.5	0.3±0.9	0.9±1.3	0.200	0.000	0.001
Bending	0.1±0.3	0.4±0.9	0.6±1.2	0.003	0.000	0.171
Climbing stairs	0.1±0.5	0.5±1.0	1.4±1.4	0.014	0.000	0.000
Feeling clumsy or awkward	0.4±0.7	0.6±1.1	1.1±1.3	0.353	0.000	0.008
Getting up from chairs	0.0±0.3	0.0±0	0.0±0.3	0.410	0.163	0.154