Childcare Correlates of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Adiposity in Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the SPLASHY Study

Table 2

Descriptive characteristics of the participants.

Characteristics	Total population ()
Age (years)	3.9 ± 0.7
Sex
Boys, n (%)	246 (53)
Girls, n (%)	217 (47)
Sociocultural region
German speaking, n (%)	342 (74)
French speaking, n (%)	121 (26)
Full-day attendance at CC	2.8 (1.2)
Adiposity
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	16.02 ± 1.35
Skinfold thickness (mm)	25.93 ± 5.53
Weight status
Overweight, n (%)	82 (18)
Obese, n (%)	24 (5)
Daily physical activity during CC attendance days
TPA (cpm)	624 ± 166
MVPA (min/d)	46 ± 58
SB (min/d)	357 ± 65
Overall daily physical activity (CC and non-CC days)
TPA (cpm)	622 ± 153
MVPA (min/d)	46 ± 23
SB (min/d)	366 ± 56

CC = childcare; TPA = total physical activity; LPA = light physical activity; MPA = moderate physical activity; MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; VPA = vigorous physical activity; SB = sedentary behavior; cpm = counts per minute; min/d = minutes per day. Daily physical activity during CC attendance days denotes the physical activity and days where the child attends CC during the full day. Overall daily physical activity denotes physical activity during all days, i.e., CC and non-CC days. Based on the WHO criteria [40]. Cutoff for the physical activity intensities are based on Butte [38].