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Table 1 Basic characteristics of preschool children's body fat percentage [%]

From: Relationship between 24-h activity behavior and body fat percentage in preschool children: based on compositional data and isotemporal substitution analysis

Age

Urban/Rural

Gender

Nationwide

Total

Urban

Rural

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

3 years old

20.9

19.8

18.5*

22.3

19.2

23.0

20.4

4 years old

19.1*

18.0

17.1*#

20.3#

18.7#

22.0

18.7

5 years old

19.4*

17.3

17.5*#

20.0#

19.7#

22.1

18.6

6 years old

18.2

17.1

16.8*#

18.8#

19.2

21.2

17.7

  1. * indicates independent sample t-test, compared with girls of the same age, P < 0.05; # indicates single sample t-test, compared with the same age and gender nationwide, P < 0.05
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