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Table 4 Associations between change in mode of travel to school and change in mean total daily minutes spent in MVPA

From: Is a change in mode of travel to school associated with a change in overall physical activity levels in children? Longitudinal results from the SPEEDY study

Variable

Children (n=772)

Boys (n=314)

Girls (n=458)

 

Coefficient

95% CI

P

Coefficient

95% CI

P

Coefficient

95% CI

P

Change in mode of travel (reference: consistent active)

Active to passive

−3.12

−10.26

to

4.02

0.39

−12.31

−24.98

to

0.36

0.05

1.39

−6.98

to

9.76

0.74

Passive to active

12.08

6.14

to

18.02

<0.01

11.78

1.16

to

22.41

0.03

11.92

5.01

to

18.84

<0.01

Consistent passive

1.98

−1.63

to

5.60

0.28

1.27

−4.95

to

7.50

0.68

2.76

−1.56

to

7.10

0.21

Sex (reference: girl)

Boy

10.75

7.11

to

14.40

<0.01

          

Parental education (reference: none)

GCSE or equivalent

7.56

0.21

to

14.90

0.04

3.73

−9.85

to

17.33

0.59

11.01

2.54

to

19.47

0.01

A level or equivalent

3.95

−3.81

to

11.72

0.31

−1.49

−15.89

to

12.90

0.83

8.19

-.69

to

17.09

0.07

University/postgraduate degree

4.99

−3.09

to

13.08

0.22

3.83

−10.77

to

18.44

0.60

6.32

−3.19

to

15.84

0.19

Location (reference: hamlet and isolated dwelling)

Village

0.09

−6.71

to

6.91

0.97

−4.74

−15.73

to

6.24

0.39

3.33

−5.26

to

11.93

0.44

Town and fringe

−6.07

−7.70

to

6.48

0.86

0.06

−10.97

to

11.10

0.99

-.68

−9.87

to

8.50

0.88

Urban >10 k

−2.61

−9.28

to

4.06

0.44

−6.01

−16.46

to

4.43

0.26

0.77

−7.90

to

9.45

0.86

Age (years)

2.93

−2.68

to

8.56

0.30

1.05

−8.98

to

11.09

0.83

3.88

−2.74

to

10.52

0.25

BMI

-.30

-.87

to

0.25

0.28

-.53

−1.67

to

0.61

0.36

−1.05

-.72

to

0.51

0.73

Route length (metres)

-.00

-.00

to

0.00

0.15

-.00

-.00

to

0.00

0.48

-.00

-.00

to

0.00

0.25

Car ownership (reference: no car)

Owns one car

−4.99

−14.20

to

4.21

0.28

6.24

−8.85

to

21.35

0.41

−16.79

−28.52

to

−5.06

<0.01

Owns more than one car

−6.76

−15.91

to

2.38

0.14

5.10

−9.74

to

19.96

0.50

−19.09

−30.81

to

−7.38

<0.01

Baseline time spent in MVPA (min/day)

-.67

-.74

to

-.59

<0.01

-.67

-.79

to

-.55

<0.01

-.66

-.76

to

-.56

<0.01

  1. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.