Background
Methods
Study design
Participants
Data collection
Socio-demographic assessment
Independent mobility assessment
Physical activity assessment
Statistical analyses
Results
Study population
All | Boys | Girls |
p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%)
| 191 | 73 (38.0) | 118 (62.0) | |
Age in years, mean (SD)
| 10.64 (0.89) | 10.76 (0.91) | 10.57 (0.87) | 0.15 |
Level of urbanisation, n (%)
| ||||
Inner urban | 54 (28.3) | 22 (30.1) | 32 (27.1) | |
Middle suburban | 35 (18.3) | 14 (19.2) | 21 (17.8) | |
Outer suburban | 47 (24.6) | 14 (19.2) | 33 (28.0) | |
Regional area | 55 (28.8) | 23 (31.5) | 32 (27.1) | |
Parental education attainment
1
, n (%)
| 0.48 | |||
High school | 63 (32.9) | 25 (34.2) | 38 (32.2) | |
Trade/apprenticeship/certificate/diploma | 72 (37.9) | 24 (32.9) | 48 (40.7) | |
University degree | 56 (29.2) | 24 (32.9) | 32 (27.1) | |
Motor vehicles in household, n (%)
| 0.79 | |||
0 | 3 (1.6) | 1 (1.4) | 2 (1.7) | |
1 | 45 (23.6) | 20 (27.4) | 25 (21.2) | |
2 | 109 (57.0) | 40 (54.8) | 69 (58.5) | |
≥ 3 | 34 (17.8) | 12 (16.4) | 22 (18.6) | |
Usual travel to school, n (%)
| 0.88 | |||
IM | 69 (36.1) | 27 (37.0) | 42 (35.6) | |
Non-IM | 122 (63.9) | 46 (63.0) | 76 (64.4) | |
Usual travel to non-school destinations, n (%)
| 0.47 | |||
Higher IM | 82 (42.9) | 35 (47.9) | 47 (39.8) | |
Lower IM | 109 (57.1) | 38 (52.1) | 71 (60.2) | |
Usual outdoor play, n (%)
| 0.77 | |||
Higher IM | 126 (66.5) | 46 (63.0) | 80 (67.8) | |
Lower IM | 65 (33.5) | 27 (37.0) | 38 (32.2) | |
Average daily minutes in light PA
| ||||
Mean (SD) | 381.57 (95.72) | 375.87 (86.7) | 384.67 (89.90) | 0.55 |
Average daily minutes in MVPA
| ||||
Mean (SD) | 57.22 (45.90) | 64.60 (48.59) | 52.65 (43.80) | 0.08 |
Median (IQR)2
| 45.30 (44.80) | 52.00 (50.30) | 42.40 (40.30) | 0.07 |
Average daily minutes in total PA
| ||||
Mean (SD) | 438.90 (95.3) | 440.47 (110.0) | 437.32 (118.50) | 0.85 |
Associations between independent mobility and physical activity
Light PA | MVPA | Total PA | ||||||||||
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b
| SE2
| 95% CI |
p-value |
b
| SE | 95% CI |
p-value |
b
| SE | 95% CI |
p-value | |
Usual travel to school
| ||||||||||||
IM (n = 68) | -0.55 | 9.05 | -19.12 – 18.02 | 0.95 | -1.48 | 5.11 | -12.86 – 9.90 | 0.80 | -2.53 | 11.35 | -25.92 – 20.85 | 0.83 |
Non-IM (n = 123) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Usual travel to non-school destinations
| ||||||||||||
Higher IM (n = 82) | -13.24 | 8.95 | -35.85 – 9.37 | 0.25 | 4.81 | 7.76 | -11.17 – 20.78 | 0.56 | -4.10 | 15.44 | -39.96 – 31.76 | 0.82 |
Lower IM (n = 109) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Usual outdoor play
| ||||||||||||
Higher IM (n = 127) | 29.73 | 9.57 | 9.39 – 50.06 | <0.01 | 3.96 | 7.75 | -12.01 – 19.93 | 0.63 | 32.43 | 13.53 | 3.23 – 61.62 | 0.03 |
Lower IM (n = 64) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |