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Volume
8: No. 6, November 2011
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Correlates of Sedentary Time and Physical Activity Among Preschool-Aged Children
Hours per Day |
Number of Participants |
0 to <0.5 |
0 |
0.5 to <1.0 |
0 |
1.0 to <1.5 |
0 |
1.5 to <2.0 |
0 |
2.0 to <2.5 |
0 |
2.5 to <3.0 |
0 |
3.0 to <3.5 |
1 |
3.5 to <4.0 |
8 |
4.0 to <4.5 |
25 |
4.5 to <5.0 |
28 |
5.0 to <5.5 |
51 |
5.5 to <6.0 |
53 |
6.0 to <6.5 |
49 |
6.5 to <7.0 |
37 |
7.0 to <7.5 |
29 |
7.5 to <8.0 |
21 |
8.0 to <8.5 |
10 |
8.5 to <9.0 |
5 |
9.0 to <9.5 |
5 |
9.5 to <10.0 |
2 |
10.0 to <10.5 |
3 |
10.5 to <11.0 |
1 |
11.0 to <11.5 |
1 |
11.5 to <12.0 |
0 |
Figure 1. Child’s amount of sedentary time, KAN-DO
Study, North Carolina, 2007-2009 (n = 329). Children’s mean (SD) amount of
sedentary time was 6.1 (1.3) hours per day. Abbreviation: KAN-DO (Kids and
Adults Now! Defeat Obesity).
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Minutes per Day |
Number of Participants |
0 to <2.5 |
16 |
2.5 to <5.0 |
26 |
5.0 to <7.5 |
32 |
7.5 to <10.0 |
28 |
10.0 to <12.5 |
50 |
12.5 to <15.0 |
49 |
15.0 to <17.5 |
27 |
17.5 to <20.0 |
22 |
20.0 to <22.5 |
28 |
22.5 to <25.0 |
15 |
25.0 to <27.5 |
11 |
27.5 to <30.0 |
11 |
30.0 to <32.5 |
5 |
32.5 to <35.0 |
4 |
35.0 to <37.5 |
1 |
37.5 to <40.0 |
3 |
40.0 to <42.5 |
2 |
42.5 to <45.0 |
0 |
45.0 to <47.5 |
2 |
47.5 to <50.0 |
0 |
50.0 to <52.5 |
2 |
52.5 to <55.0 |
2 |
55.0 to <57.5 |
0 |
57.5 to 60.0 |
0 |
Figure 2. Child’s amount of moderate-to-vigorous
physical activity, KAN-DO Study, North Carolina, 2007-2009 (n = 336).
Children’s mean (SD) amount of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity was 14.9
(9.5) minutes per day. Abbreviation: KAN-DO, Kids and Adults Now! Defeat Obesity.
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