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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2009;80(1):45–58. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01245.x

Table 4.

Logistic regressions for (a) outside activity contexts, (b) initiator of activity, and (c) group composition 1

Contextual Variables Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity (Levels 4 and 5) Non-sedentary Physical Activity (Levels 3, 4, and 5)

Percent Level Odds Ratio 95% CI Percent Level Odds Ratio 95% CI
Outdoor Contexts
 Balls and Objects 26.9 3.21 2.54 – 4.05 58.8 2.51 2.15 – 2.91
 Open Space 23.1 2.57 2.08 – 3.16 58.5 2.29 2.02 – 2.59
 Fixed Equipment 13.9 1.31 1.06 – 1.62 36.9 1.10 0.97 – 1.25
 Wheel Toys 13.5 1.29 0.96 – 1.73 55.9 2.41 2.03 – 2.87
 Socio Props 10.8 1.00 36.7 1.00

Initiator of Activities
 Children 19.5 1.39 1.13 – 1.67 49.4 1.55 1.37 – 1.75
 Adults 15.4 1.00 43.4 1.00

Group Compositions
 Solitary 28.5 3.55 3.12 – 4.03 64.5 2.77 2.52 – 3.03
 One-to-One w/Peer 21.1 2.29 1.99 – 2.63 49.8 1.53 1.39 – 1.69
 Group without Adult 19.4 2.04 1.83 – 2.20 48.3 1.48 1.38 – 1.58
 Adult Present2 11.2 1.00 40.3 1.00
1

Proc Mixed on individual observations, nested within subject and center as random effects controlling for gender, age, BMI, and ethnicity

2

One-to-One with Adult (302 intervals) and Adult with Group of Children (4,112 intervals) combined