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. 2024 Aug 6;21:86. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01637-z

Table 5.

Girls (n = 585) – comparison of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and time spent sedentary (minutes per day) between school and summer

Timepoint Est (95CI) Between Income to Poverty Groups
Within a School Summer Interactions b
Diff (95CI) Contrast Diff (95CI) Diff (95CI) Diff (95CI)
Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity
Overall c Summer 51.2 (48.8, 53.7) 6.2 (5.4, 7.0)
School 57.4 (55.0, 59.9)
Ratio of Income to Poverty Group d
Low-Income (≤ 2.0) Summer 50.4 (47.4, 53.4) 6.9 (5.6, 8.3) L v M -0.2 (-2.7, 2.3) 1.9 (-0.7, 4.5) NS
School 57.3 (54.3, 60.3) L v H -0.2 (-3.1, 2.6) 0.4 (-2.4, 3.3) NS
Middle-Income (2.0 to 3.0) Summer 52.3 (49.3, 55.4) 4.8 (3.1, 6.5) M v H 0.0 (-2.3, 2.2) -1.5 (-3.9, 0.9) NS
School 57.1 (54.1, 60.1)
High-Income (> 3.0) Summer 50.8 (47.8, 53.8) 6.3 (5.0, 7.5)
School 57.1 (54.1, 60.1)
Time Spent Sedentary
Overall c Summer 509.7 (500.2, 519.3) -2.7 (-5.7, 0.4)
School 507.1 (497.6, 516.5)
Ratio of Income to Poverty Group d
Low-Income (≤ 2.0) Summer 516.6 (505.1, 528.2) -13.5 (-18.6, -8.5) L v M 2.9 (-6.5, 12.2) -8.1 (-17.8, 1.7) 20.6 (13.6, 27.5)
School 503.1 (491.7, 514.5) L v H 9.8 (-0.6, 20.1) -10.8 (-21.4, -0.2) 10.9 (2.7, 19.2)
Middle-Income (2.0 to 3.0) Summer 508.6 (496.9, 520.2) -2.6 (-9.0, 3.8) M v H 6.9 (-1.6, 15.3) -2.7 (-11.6, 6.1)
School 506.0 (494.6, 517.4)
High-Income (> 3.0) Summer 505.8 (494.3, 517.4) 7.0 (2.3, 11.8)
School 512.9 (501.4, 524.3)

a Positive within values represent greater minutes per day during school compared to summer

b Income to Poverty Group – x – School vs. Summer interaction

c Controlling for age (years) and ratio of income to poverty

d Controlling for age (years)

GREYED values represent differences where the 95% confidence intervals do not include zero

Abbreviations: L = Low-Income; M = Middle-Income; H = High-Income