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Table 1 Distribution of sample in terms of demographic and socioeconomic variables of the SAYCARE general sample; and reliability and validity study samples

From: Reliability and validity of a sedentary behavior questionnaire for South American pediatric population: SAYCARE study

Children

SAYCARE sample (Q1, N = 200)

Reliability study sample (Q2, N = 55)

Validity study sample (Accelerometry data, N = 93)

P1

P2

 

%

%

%

  

Sex

   

0.150

0.746

 Male

47.8

60.0

50.0

  

 Female

52.2

40.0

50.0

  

Age

   

< 0.001

0.033

 3–5 years

55.5

34.5

43.9

  

 6–10 years

44.5

65.5

56.1

  

Maternal education level

   

0.919

0.195

 Incomplete high school

20.9

15.6

13.6

  

 High school

13.3

12.5

20.4

  

 Technical education

10.8

12.5

4.5

  

 University degree

55.1

59.4

61.4

  

School type

   

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Public

61.5

21.8

34.1

  

 Private

38.5

78.2

65.9

  

Adolescents

SAYCARE sample (Q1, N = 215)

Reliability study sample (Q2, N = 106)

Validity study sample (Accelerometry data, N = 94)

P1

P2

 

%

%

%

  

Sex

 Male

50.0

39.4

50.0

0.643

0.99

 Female

50.0

60.6

50.0

  

Age

 11–14 years

51.9

46.2

40.3

0.115

0.115

 15–18 years

48.1

53.8

59.6

  

Maternal education level

 Incomplete high school

15.6

15.8

11.6

0.019

0.020

 High school

23.4

23.7

16.3

  

 Technical education

15.6

15.8

4.6

  

 University degree

45.4

44.7

67.4

  

School type

 Public

30.8

36.8

29.7

< 0.001

0.847

 Private

69.2

63.2

70.3

  
  1. Q1: Questionnaire first application; Q2: Questionnaire second application
  2. P1: Proportion comparisons between Q1 and Q2 sample distributions
  3. P2: Proportion comparisons between Q1 and participants with accelerometry data sample distributions
  4. Significant values (p ≤ 0.05) are in bold