Developing Intervention Strategies to Optimise Body Composition in Early Childhood in South Africa

Table 1

Participant numbers for various data collection methods.

	Urban high-income	Urban low-income	Rural low-income
Children
Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Direct observation of physical activity and sedentary behaviour	at 4 middle- to high-income preschools; observations	at 4 low-income preschools; observations	at 3 preschools & 2 primary schools (Grade R); observations
Gross motor skills	high-income	low-income
Parents/caregivers and teachers: focus groups	(1 high-income teacher group)	, (2 low-income combined groups)	, (2 parent groups)
	, (2 high-income parent groups)	(1 low-income teacher group)	, (2 parent groups)