Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Body Mass Index in Preschool Children

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of study participants.

	All Group	N-OW	OW	𝑃
	𝑁=281	𝑁=240	𝑁=41
Age (years)	5.03±0.81	5.01±0.82	5.14±0.72	.264
Weight (Kg)	21.11±4.42	20.12±3.14	27.92±5.73	< .001
Height (m)	1.11±0.08	1.10±0.08	1.14±0.08	.005
BMI (Kg /m^2)	17.03±2.12	16.43±1.29	21.11±2.20	< .001
BMI z-score		−0.28±0.61	1.92±1.04	<.001
TPA (minutes)	134±35	134±36	133±29	.863
MPA (minutes)	58±14	58±14	58±13	.882
VPA (minutes)	38±14	38±14	35±12	.293
Physical Activity Patterns (%)
TPA
Low Activity	32.4	33.3	26.8
Middle Activity	34.9	32.9	46.3	.249
High Activity	32.7	33.8	26.8
MPA
Low MPA	32.4	33.3	26.8
Middle MPA	35.2	33.3	46.3	.273
High MPA	32.4	33.3	26.8
VPA
Low VIG	33.8	32.1	43.9
Middle VIG	33.5	32.5	39.0	.064
High VIG	32.7	35.4	17.1

TPA: Total Physical Activity; MPA: Moderate Physical Activity; VPA: Vigorous Physical Activity.