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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Feasibility of a physical activity intervention for children and adolescents with anxiety and depression

Pre-treatment characteristics

Participants (N = 19)

M

(SD)

n

%

Gender

  

10

52.6

 Age

13.2

2.2

  

Age group

 CAHY group age 8–13

11.5

1.2

  

 CAHY group age 14–17

15.2

1.0

  

Family social class

 High/middle

  

10

52.6

 Low

  

9

47.4

CAMHS diagnosis

 Anxiety disorder

  

7

36.8

 Depressive disorder

  

5

26.3

 ADHD disorder

  

12

63.2

 ASD

  

2

10.5

 Other disorders

  

7

36.8

 Number of comorbid disorders

1.1

1.0

  

 Treatment time in CAMHS (months)

19.0

12.0

  

Psycho-pharmacological medication

  

10

52.6

 Motivation for CAHY (NML-C)

21.1

3.7

  

 Pre-treatment MVPA (n = 16) minutes/day

44.0

21.4

  
  1. ADHD attention deficit hyperactive disorder, ASD autism spectrum disorder, CAHY Confident, Active and Happy Youth, CAMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinics, MVPA Moderate and vigorous physical activity, NML-C Njimegen motivation List- Child. Other mental disorder includes emotional disorder in childhood, learning disabilities, Tourettes syndrome