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Table 5 Associations between change in mode of travel to school and change in mean weekday 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

−4.63

−12.19

to

2.92

0.23

−15.12

−28.52

to

−1.72

0.02

1.08

−7.74

to

9.91

0.80

Passive to active

10.81

4.51

to

17.11

<0.01

7.66

−3.65

to

18.97

0.18

11.95

4.67

to

19.24

<0.01

Consistent passive

1.96

−1.87

to

5.79

0.31

0.28

−6.28

to

6.84

0.93

3.78

-.78

to

8.36

0.10

Sex (reference: girl)

Boy

4.99

1.12

to

8.86

0.01

          

Parental education (reference: none)

GCSE or equivalent

8.60

0.80

to

16.40

0.03

0.46

−14.20

to

15.13

0.95

13.85

4.91

to

22.79

<0.01

A level or equivalent

5.02

−3.20

to

13.26

0.23

−5.62

−21.11

to

9.86

0.47

11.91

2.53

to

21.29

0.01

University/postgraduate degree

7.40

−1.18

to

16.00

0.09

2.19

−13.58

to

17.98

0.78

10.51

0.47

to

20.56

0.04

Location (reference: hamlet and isolated dwelling)

Village

−1.15

−8.48

to

6.16

0.75

−1.80

−13.85

to

10.24

0.76

0.94

−8.14

to

10.04

0.83

Town and fringe

−1.27

−9.12

to

6.58

0.75

2.79

−9.59

to

15.18

0.65

−3.92

−13.75

to

5.89

0.43

Urban >10 k

-.23

−7.37

to

6.90

0.94

-.47

−11.72

to

10.78

0.93

1.62

−7.55

to

10.81

0.72

Age (years)

1.24

−4.75

to

7.23

0.68

0.86

−9.80

to

11.53

0.87

0.64

−6.36

to

7.66

0.85

BMI

-.36

-.96

to

.22

0.22

-.17

−1.39

to

1.05

0.78

-.37

−1.02

to

0.27

0.26

Route length (metres)

-.00

-.00

to

.00

0.65

0.00

-.00

to

0.00

0.87

-.00

-.00

to

0.00

0.42

Car ownership (reference: no car)

Owns one car

1.60

−8.14

to

11.36

0.74

6.39

−9.73

to

22.53

0.43

−5.36

−17.75

to

7.02

0.39

Owns more than one car

0.12

−9.58

to

9.82

0.98

4.55

−11.37

to

20.49

0.57

−6.98

−19.36

to

5.39

0.26

Baseline time spent in MVPA (min/day)

-.27

-.35

to

-.18

<0.01

-.27

-.39

to

-.14

<0.01

-.26

-.37

to

-.15

<0.01

  1. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

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