Table 4: Timing of Physical Activity, Activity and Inactivity Status of Sudanese Children.
a12000 steps per day for children < 12 years of age and 10000 steps per day for all girls and adolescent boys.
bAverage of self-reported physical activity level questions < 13.8.
cAverage of ≥ 3 hours/day of watching TV, playing video games, playing computer or electronic games.
| Variable | All Children (N= 58) | Boys (n= 27) | Girls (n= 31) | |
| | n | % | n | % | n | % | P value |
| Pedometer data | Categorized as active by steps a | 3 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.7 | 0.400 |
| Met CDC MVPA recommendation | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | |
| Timing of Self-reported physical activity | P.E. classes | 39 | 67.2 | 21 | 72.4 | 18 | 62.1 | 0.340 |
| Mornings | 27 | 47.4 | 17 | 58.6 | 10 | 35.7 | 0.200 |
| Afternoons | 41 | 71.9 | 17 | 82.8 | 17 | 60.7 | 0.060 |
| Evenings | 30.0 | 51.7 | 21 | 72.4 | 9 | 32.1 | 0.003 |
| Free time | 26.0 | 44.8 | 16 | 55.2 | 10 | 34.5 | 0.170 |
| Weekend | 11 | 19.3 | 6 | 21.4 | 5 | 17.9 | 0.540 |
| Categorized as Active | 41 | 70.1 | 25 | 61.0 | 16 | 39.0 | 0.24 |
| Self-reported inactivity | TV ≥ 2 hrs./day | 33.0 | 56.9 | 14.0 | 51.9 | 19.0 | 61.3 | 0.150 |
| Gaming ≥ 2 hrs./day | 17.0 | 29.3 | 12.0 | 41.4 | 5.0 | 17.2 | 0.020 |
| Screening times c | 27.0 | 42.2 | 13.0 | 45.2 | 14.0 | 54.8 | 0.400 |
| Categorized as inactive b | 17 | 35.9 | 4 | 23.5 | 13 | 76.5 | 0.006 |