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Table 2 Number and proportion of children meeting each of the 24-h movement guidelines, stratified by sex

From: International study of 24-h movement behaviors of early years (SUNRISE): a pilot study from Bangladesh

Variables

Total

n (%)

Boys

n (%)

Girls

n (%)

p valuee

≥ 60 min/day of MVPA per daya

41 (71.9)

23 (71.9)

18 (72.0)

0.99

≥ 180 min/day of TPAa

24 (42.1)

14 (43.8)

10 (4.0)

0.78

≥ 60 min/day of MVPA and ≥ 180 min/day of TPAa

24 (42.1)

14 (43.8)

10 (4.0)

0.78

≤ 60 min/day of SSTb

11 (17.5)

7 (19.4)

4 (14.8)

0.75

10–13 h/day of sleepc

37 (59.7)

22 (61.1)

15 (57.7)

0.79

Meeting all five recommendations

3 (4.7)

3 (9.4)

0

N/A

  1. MVPA moderate-vigorous intensity physical activity, TPA total physical activity, SST sedentary screen time
  2. Analytical sample: an = 57 (32 boys, 25 girls); bn = 63 (36 boys, 27 girls); cn = 62 (36 boys, 26 girls); dn = 55 (32 boys, 23 girls)
  3. eDifferences between sexes were tested using Pearson chi-square tests or Fisher exact tests; N/A no statistical test was conducted due to the zero proportion identified for girls