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Table 3 Associations between MVPA, LPA, and Total Activity Counts and Overweight/Obesity Status and Sex

From: Disparities in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among girls and overweight and obese schoolchildren during school- and out-of-school time

 

Overweight/Obesity status

Sex

 

β coefficienta

95% CI

p-value

β coefficientb

95 % CI

p-value

MVPA minutes

 Total daily

−7.8

−11.9–3.7

0.0002

−17.8

−13.8–21.8

<.0001

 School-time

−3.0

−4.5–1.4

0.0002

−7.8

−6.3–9.3

<.0001

 Weekday Out-of-School

−4.6

−7.5–1.7

0.001

−8.2

−5.4–10.9

<.0001

 Weekendc

−11.0

−19.0–3.0

0.007

−22.6

−14.8–30.5

<.0001

LPA minutes

 Total daily

2.2

−7.8–12.3

0.66

−9.3

0.5–19.1

0.06

 School-time

−0.6

−6.39–5.31

0.85

−9.9

−4.3–15.7

0.0007

 Weekday Out-of-School

2.8

−3.6–9.2

0.39

−4.1

2.1–10.4

0.19

 Weekendc

1.0

−14.3–16.3

0.89

5.7

−8.9–20.3

0.44

Total Activity Counts

 Total daily

−37,395

−63,046–11,743

0.004

−89,813

−64,888–114,819

<.0001

 School-time

−14,704

−24,638–4,769

0.004

−40,649

−30.923–50,375

<.0001

 Weekday Out-of-School

−21,736

−38,940–4,531

0.02

−42,635

−25,825–59,444

<.0001

 Weekendc

−52,490

−101,963–3,015

0.03

−109,899

−61,159–158,638

<.0001

  1. aRepresents difference in PA between overweight/obese participants and normal/underweight participants. Results are based on mixed linear regression models adjusted for grade, sex, race/ethnicity, SES, weather conditions, wear-time, and clustering within schools
  2. bRepresents difference in PA between girls and boys. Results are based on mixed linear regression models adjusted for grade, weight status, race/ethnicity, SES, weather conditions, wear-time, and clustering within schools
  3. c n = 368