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Published in final edited form as: Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Jun;42(6):1072–1078. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181c619b2

Table 5.

Mixed-model least-squares means for BMC in children in the lowest and highest quartiles of MVPA at age 5 years

	Age 5		Age 8		Age 11
	Age 5 Lowest	Age 5 Highest	Age 5 Lowest	Age 5 Highest	Age 5 Lowest	Age 5 Highest
	LS Mean(SE)	LS Mean(SE)	LS Mean(SE)	LS Mean(SE)	LS Mean(SE)	LS Mean(SE)
Boys
WB BMC	225.31 (7.29)	259.93 (5.30)^***	551.15 (13.56)	593.98 (9.16)^*	894.6 (15.99)	937.43 (12.94)^*
Spine BMC	13.62 (0.32)	15.49 (0.23)^***	21.41 (0.59)	24.37 (0.43)^***	29.21 (0.39)	31.15 (0.46)^***
Hip BMC	5.41 (0.18)	6.52 (0.13)^***	11.21 (0.30)	12.42 (0.21)^**	17.29 (0.34)	18.50 (0.27)^**
Girls
WB BMC	236.11 (4.44)	259.05 (5.55)^**	541.23 (7.85)	574.77 (10.06)^*	930.78 (11.09)	964.33 (12.17)^*
Spine BMC	13.64 (0.25)	14.48 (0.31)^*	21.11 (0.38)	22.86 (0.49)^**	31.15 (0.49)	32.90(0.58)^**
Hip BMC	5.63 (0.11)	6.22 (0.13)^***	10.82 (0.18)	11.63 (0.23)^**	17.39 (0.22)	18.20 (0.26)^**

^***

p < 0.001,

^**

p < 0.01,

p < 0.05

Note: WB BMC = whole body BMC. BMC at age 5 years was adjusted for concurrent (age 5 years) age, height, and weight. BMC at age 8 years and age 11 years was adjusted for concurrent age, height, weight, maturity, and MVPA (moderate and vigorous physical activity)