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Table 3 Proportion of Ethiopian children met the WHO 24-hour movement guidelines (n = 381), stratified by sex and setting

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

Variable

Total n (%)

Boys n (%)

Girls n (%)

P-value

Urban n (%)

Rural n (%)

P-value

PA guidelines

       

 Meet

 Not meet

366 (96.1%)

15 (3.9%)

192 (98.0%)

4 (2.0%)

174 (94.1%)

11 (5.9%)

0.090

163 (94.2%)

10 (5.8%)

203 (97.6%)

5 (2.4%)

0.155

Screen time guidelines

       

 Meet

 Not meet

242 (63.5%)

139 (36.5%)

125 (63.8%)

71 (36.2%)

117 (63.2%)

68 (36.8%)

0.999

66 (38.2%)

107 (61.8%)

176 (84.6%)

32 (15.4%)

< 0.001*

Sleep guidelines

       

 Meet

 Not meet

350 (91.9%)

31 (8.1%)

183 (93.4%)

13 (6.6%)

167 (90.3%)

18 (9.7%)

0.359

145 (83.8%)

28 (16.2%)

205 (98.6%)

3 (1.4%)

< 0.001*

Combined guidelines

       

 Meet

 Not meet

221 (58.0%)

160 (42.0%)

118 (60.2%)

78 (39.8%)

103 (55.7%)

82 (44.3%)

0.429

52 (30.1%)

121 (69.9%)

169 (81.3%)

39 (18.7%)

< 0.001*

  1. Physical activity guidelines: ≥60 min MVPA and ≥ 180 min TPA per day, Screen time: ≤60 min of Screen time per day; Sleep guidelines: 10–13 h of sleep per day. * Indicates statistical significance at p < 0.05