International Journal of Pediatrics

Research Article

Cross-Country Comparisons of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior among 5-Year-Old Children

Table 3

Comparison of countries and regions within the U.S. for time spent in light, moderate (MPA), vigorous (VPA), moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA), total physical activity (TPA), and sedentary behavior (minutes per day).


Adjusted for wear time, age, gender, mother’s education, season, BMI, and ethnic minority			Adjusted for wear time, age, gender, mother’s education, season, BMI, and race/ethnicity
	LS mean (95% CI)	value		LS mean (95% CI)	value

Light min/day		0.0001	Light min/day		0.05
U.S.	389.9 (386.8, 393.0)^a,b		Colorado	384.0 (375.7, 392.3)^a
Finland	397.5 (392.7, 402.3)^c		Georgia/Florida	378.4 (368.6, 388.2)^a,b
Germany	394.1 (385.2, 402.9)^a,c,d		Washington	375.5 (367.5, 383.4)^b
Sweden	385.9 (382.1, 389.7)^b,d
MPA min/day		<0.0001	MPA min/day		<0.001
U.S.	121.0 (118.3, 123.6)^a		Colorado	116.7 (109.7, 123.7)^a
Finland	130.6 (126.4, 134.7)^b,c		Georgia/Florida	112.8 (104.6, 121.0)^a
Germany	131.4 (123.7, 139.0)^a,b,d		Washington	125.5 (118.8, 132.2)
Sweden	126.1 (122.8, 129.4)^c,d
VPA min/day		<0.0001	VPA min/day		0.02
U.S.	13.5 (12.6, 14.2)^a,b		Colorado	13.5 (11.6, 15.5)^a,b
Finland	14.4 (13.2, 15.6)^a,c,d		Georgia/Florida	12.4 (10.1, 14.7)^a
Germany	13.9 (11.7, 16.1)^b,c,e		Washington	15.0 (13.2, 16.0)^b
Sweden	16.0 (15.1, 17.0)^d,e
MVPA min/day			MVPA min/day		<0.001
U.S.	134.4 (131.3, 137.5)^a	<0.0001	Colorado	130.2 (122.0, 138.5)^a
Finland	145.0 (140.1, 149.9)^b,c		Georgia/Florida	125.2 (115.6, 134.9)^a
Germany	145.3 (136.3, 154.3)^a,b,d		Washington	140.5 (132.7, 148.4)
Sweden	142.1 (138.3, 146.0)^c,d
Total PA min/day			Total PA min/day		0.13
U.S.	524.3 (519.9, 528.7)^a,b	<0.0001	Colorado	514.2 (502.3, 526.2)
Finland	542.5 (535.5, 549.4)^c		Georgia/Florida	503.6 (489.6, 517.7)
Germany	539.3 (526.5, 552.1)^a,c,d		Washington	516.0 (504.6, 527.4)
Sweden	528.0 (522.5, 533.5)^b,d
Sedentary min/day			Sedentary min/day		0.13
U.S.	526.4 (522.0, 530.8)^a,b	<0.0001	Colorado	505.3 (493.0, 517.3)
Finland	508.2 (501.3, 515.2)^c		Georgia/Florida	515.9 (501.9, 529.9)
Germany	511.4 (498.7, 524.2)^a,c,d		Washington	503.6 (492.2, 514.9)
Sweden	522.7 (517.2, 528.2)^b,d

PA = physical activity, MPA = moderate physical activity, VPA = vigorous physical activity, MVPA = moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, BMI = body mass index. Countries with the same letter do not differ, after Bonferroni corrections. Regions with the same letter do not differ, after Bonferroni corrections.