Research Article
Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Physical activity levels and sedentary time by gender and by age grade on weekdays.
| | | | Sedentary time | Light activity | Moderate activity | Vigorous activity | Steps | (min/day) | (min/day) | (min/day) | (min/day) | (steps/day) | | | | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
| Children | Mean | | 526.4 | 559.3 | 277.1 | 264.7 | 48.8 | 35.7 | 18.8 | 11.3 | 11514.4 | 10005.1 | | 95% CI | Lower | 506.7 | 540.6 | 261.6 | 249.9 | 43.7 | 30.8 | 15.9 | 8.5 | 10469.8 | 9008.03 | | | Upper | 546.1 | 578.1 | 292.5 | 279.4 | 53.9 | 40.6 | 21.7 | 14.1 | 12559.1 | 11002.1 | Adolescents | Mean | | 563.8 | 588.4 | 240.5 | 243.1 | 45.3 | 30.1 | 21.4 | 9.5 | 11558.3 | 8868.9 | | 95% CI | Lower | 544.7 | 568.9 | 225.5 | 227.8 | 40.3 | 25.1 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 10547.5 | 7838.2 | | | Upper | 582.8 | 607.8 | 255.5 | 258.3 | 50.2 | 35.1 | 24.3 | 12.4 | 12569.1 | 9899.7 | | Gender | F | 8.77 | | 0.41 | | 31.5 | | 44.9 | | 16.6 | | | p-value | 0.004 | | 0.519 | | < 0.001 | | < 0.001 | | < 0.001 | | | η2 | 0.050 | | 0.003 | | 0.160 | | 0.213 | | 0.09 | | | Age grade | F | 11.47 | | 14.29 | | 3.22 | | 0.09 | | 1.10 | | | p-value | 0.001 | | < 0.001 | | 0.075 | | 0.761 | | 0.295 | | | η2 | 0.065 | | 0.079 | | 0.019 | | 0.001 | | 0.007 | | | Gender | F | 0.18 | | 0.94 | | 0.17 | | 2.32 | | 1.29 | | | p-value | 0.669 | | 0.332 | | 0.675 | | 0.129 | | 0.257 | | Age grade | η2 | 0.001 | | 0.006 | | 0.001 | | 0.014 | | 0.008 | |
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Adjusted for BMI z-score and wear time.
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