Research Article
Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Children and Adolescents in Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Physical activity levels and sedentary time by gender and by age grade on weekends.
| | | | 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 | | 438.0 | 457.0 | 283.7 | 290.7 | 54.8 | 37.3 | 20.9 | 12.4 | 12265.0 | 9859.4 | | 95% CI | Lower | 412.9 | 433.3 | 264.8 | 272.8 | 47.8 | 30.7 | 17.2 | 8.9 | 10921.4 | 8587.2 | | | Upper | 463.0 | 480.7 | 302.6 | 308.5 | 61.8 | 43.9 | 24.7 | 16.1 | 13608.5 | 11131.6 | Adolescents | Mean | | 481.7 | 508.3 | 247.1 | 243.4 | 46.4 | 34.9 | 22.3 | 10.8 | 11570.6 | 9333.4 | | 95% CI | Lower | 457.6 | 483.7 | 228.9 | 224.8 | 39.7 | 28.1 | 18.7 | 7.1 | 10277.9 | 8012.5 | | | Upper | 505.7 | 532.9 | 265.2 | 262.0 | 53.1 | 41.8 | 26.0 | 14.5 | 12863.4 | 10654.3 | | Gender | F | 3.45 | | 0.03 | | 17.8 | | 28.9 | | 12.3 | | | p-value | 0.065 | | 0.861 | | < 0.001 | | < 0.001 | | 0.001 | | | η2 | 0.020 | | < 0.001 | | 0.097 | | 0.149 | | 0.069 | | | Age grade | F | 14.7 | | 20.14 | | 2.46 | | 0.003 | | 0.84 | | | p-value | < 0.001 | | < 0.001 | | 0.119 | | 0.957 | | 0.360 | | | η2 | 0.081 | | 0.108 | | 0.015 | | < 0.001 | | 0.005 | | | Gender | F | 0.09 | | 0.32 | | 0.76 | | 0.65 | | 0.16 | | | p-value | 0.760 | | 0.571 | | 0.382 | | 0.420 | | 0.899 | | Age grade | η2 | 0.001 | | 0.002 | | 0.005 | | 0.004 | | < 0.001 | |
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Adjusted for BMI z-score and wear time.
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