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Table 3 Mean difference in child Year 4 MVPA associated with parents’ MVPA in Year 4 and Year 1 using multiple imputation dataa

From: Association of parents’ and children’s physical activity and sedentary time in Year 4 (8–9) and change between Year 1 (5–6) and Year 4: a longitudinal study

Exposure

Child’s MVPA in Year 4 (mins/day)

All

Mean difference (95% CI)

Boys

Mean difference (95% CI)

Girls

Mean difference (95% CI)

P for gender interaction

Parent’s MVPA in Year 4 (mins/day)

N = 1223

N = 556

N = 667

 

 Female parent

Model 1

0.16 (0.08, 0.24)

0.15 (0.02, 0.29)

0.16 (0.08, 0.25)

0.90

Model 2

0.16 (0.08, 0.23)

0.16 (0.03, 0.28)

0.16 (0.07, 0.25)

0.94

 Male parent

Model 1

0.08 (−0.01, 0.16)

0.06 (−0.10, 0.21)

0.10 (0.01, 0.18)

0.67

Model 2

0.08 (−0.01, 0.17)

0.06 (−0.11, 0.23)

0.10 (0.00, 0.19)

0.57

Parent’s MVPA in Year 1 (mins/day)

N = 685

N = 323

N = 362

 

 Female parent

Model 1

0.04 (−0.04, 0.12)

−0.04 (−0.22, 0.14)

0.09 (−0.01, 0.18)

0.22

Model 2

0.04 (−0.05, 0.12)

−0.03 (−0.22, 0.16)

0.08 (−0.02, 0.17)

0.32

 Male parent

Model 1

−0.01 (−0.06, 0.03)

−0.03 (−0.10, 0.04)

0.06 (−0.00, 0.12)

0.05

Model 2

−0.01 (−0.05, 0.04)

−0.03 (−0.10, 0.04)

0.06 (−0.01, 0.13)

0.07

  1. aModel 1 is adjusted for child’s age at Year 4 and gender; Model 2 is additionally adjusted for the child’s BMI z score, number of siblings, household IMD score and the female/male parent’s age and BMI at Year 4 for models with parent’s sedentary time in Year 4 as the exposure, or for child’s BMI z score, number of siblings, household IMD score and the female/male parent’s age and BMI at Year 1 for models with the parent’s sedentary time in Year 1 as the exposure