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Table 2 Average time spent in 24-hour movement behaviours among children in Ethiopia (n = 381), stratified by sex and settings

From: Adherence to the WHO physical activity, screen time and sleep guidelines and associations with socio-demographic factors among Ethiopian preschool children: The SUNRISE study

Variables

Mean (SD)

P-value

Mean (SD)

P-value

Total

Boys

Girls

Urban

Rural

Waking wear time (min/day)

695.2 (60.3)

698.1 (58.4)

692.1 (62.3)

0.335

697.8 (68.4)

693.0 (52.7)

0.450

Waking non-wear time (min/day)

24.1 (61.1)

24.9 (65.3)

23.3 (56.4)

0.796

38.4 (74.0)

12.3 (44.7)

< 0.001*

MVPA (min/day)

114.4 (35.8)

122.2 (35.7)

106.1 (34.2)

< 0.001*

98.3 (27.3)

127.7 (36.6)

< 0.001*

TPA (min/day)

417.3 (72.0)

429.4 (72.8)

404.5 (69.2)

0.001*

380.5 (65.0)

447.9 (62.8)

< 0.001*

Sedentary time (min/day)

359.1(91.6)

346.6 (98.4)

372.3 (81.9)

0.006*

406.8 (80.0)

319.4 (81.2)

< 0.001*

Restrained sitting (min/day)

12.4 (29.4)

13.7 (35.2)

11.1 (21.7)

0.377

24.8 (39.6)

2.1 (7.1)

< 0.001*

Screen time (min/day)

80.9 (89.2)

75.5 (85.6)

86.7 (92.7)

0.221

133.2 (90.5)

37.5 (60.2)

< 0.001*

Sleep time (min/day)

657.5 (40.6)

660.2 (38.4)

654.7 (42.7)

0.191

641.5 (44.0)

670.9 (31.9)

< 0.001*

  1. Abbreviations: SD = Standard deviation; MVPA = Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; TPA = Total physical activity. *Indicates significant difference observed at P < 0.05