Organized physical activity and sedentary behaviors in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disability

Table 1 Basic and demographic data of participants in autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, and cerebral palsy groups, n (%)

Variables	ASD	ID	CP	P value
Gender; Female	9 (3.6)	247 (53.0)	160 (52.3)	< 0.001
Age (yr); mean (SD)	11.15 (2.7)	12.69 (3.0)	12.11 (3.2)	< 0.001
Height (cm); mean (SD)	145.51 (16.20)	141.55 (17.30)	137.01 (18.70)	< 0.001
Weight (kg); mean (SD)	44.98 (19.10)	42.70 (18.10)	38.73 (20.70)	< 0.001
WC (cm); mean (SD)	70.90 (13.60)	72.19 (15.10)	66.53 (11.80)	< 0.001
HC (cm); mean (SD)	81.16 (12.60)	82.72 (15.40)	76.23 (12.80)	< 0.001
WHR; mean (SD)	0.86 (0.10)	0.87 (0.20)	0.87 (0.10)	0.691
Musculoskeletal disorder	27 (10.9)	70 (15.0)	78 (25.5)	< 0.001
Household
Owner	131 (55.0)	239 (54.2)	108 (37.9)	< 0.001
Tenant	92 (38.7)	178 (40.4)	141 (49.5)
Other	15 (6.3)	24 (5.4)	36 (12.6)
Childcare
Two parents	201 (91.8)	350 (85.8)	242 (89.3)	0.157
Single parent	17 (7.8)	48 (11.8)	25 (9.2)
Other	1 (0.5)	10 (2.5)	4 (1.5)
Father’s education
Lower than diploma	39 (16.5)	217 (48.5)	122 (43.9)	< 0.001
Diploma (11 yr of education)	70 (29.5)	134 (30.0)	89 (32.0)
Higher than diploma	128 (54.0)	96 (21.5)	67 (24.1)
Mother’s education
Lower than diploma	37 (15.3)	215 (48.4)	105 (36.1)	< 0.001
Diploma (11 yr of education)	85 (35.1)	159 (35.8)	132 (45.4)
Higher than diploma	120 (49.6)	70 (15.8)	54 (18.6)
Father’s age (yr); mean (SD)	43.98 (6.70)	46.2 (7.7)	43.2 (6.9)	< 0.001
Mother’s age (yr); mean (SD)	38.30 (6.50)	41.2 (7.1)	38.1 (6.7)	< 0.001

ASD: Autism spectrum disorders; CP: Cerebral palsy; HC: Hip circumference; ID: Intellectual disability; SD: Standard deviation; WC: Waist circumference; WHR: Waist to hip ratio.