Table 1 Lifestyle factors in children who walked and cycled or traveled by car or bus to school. Data are presented as numbers of children with the proportion within each group (in brackets) expressed as % or as mean (SD).
Girls (n = 97) | Boys (n = 133) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walking or cycling | Car or bus | p -value | Walking or cycling | Car or bus | p -value | |
At baseline | ||||||
Numbers | n = 60 | n = 37 | n = 75 | n = 58 | ||
Distance to school (km) | 0.5 (0.5) | 1.7 (1.9) | p < 0.001 | 0.7 (0.64) | 1.6 (1.2) | p < 0.001 |
Excluding dairy products | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.0 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.0 |
Drinking coffee | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1.0 | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 1.0 |
Tried to lose weight | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1.0 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1.0 |
Chronic disease | 2 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1.0 | 6 (8%) | 3 (5%) | 0.73 |
Medication | 2 (3%) | 5 (14%) | 0.10 | 8 (11%) | 5 (9%) | 0.78 |
Fractures | 11 (18%) | 2 (5%) | 0.12 | 9 (12%) | 3 (5%) | 0.23 |
Total physical activity (hour per week) | 0.8 (1.0) | 1.2 (1.8) | 0.17 | 1.3 (1.1) | 1.7 (1.4) | 0.10 |
During study period | ||||||
Total physical activity (hour per week) | 3.7 (1.7) | 3.5 (2.1) | 0.53 | 4.0 (2.1) | 5.0 (2.0) | p < 0.01 |
At follow-up – Accelerometer data | ||||||
Numbers | n = 53 | n = 34 | n = 68 | n = 54 | ||
Recording time per day (hours/day) | 11.9 (1.3) | 11.9 (1.3) | 0.97 | 12.0 (1.4) | 11.9 (1.4) | 0.83 |
Mean activity (mean counts/min) | 614 (148) | 629 (164) | 0.66 | 728 (234) | 758(257) | 0.51 |
Moderate to vigorous activity (min/day | 188 (35) | 195 (42) | 0.39 | 207 (52) | 211 (47) | 0.68 |
Vigorous activity (min/day) | 34 (13) | 36 (14) | 0.55 | 45 (20) | 46 (20) | 0.84 |