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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Act Health. 2011 May;8(4):457–467. doi: 10.1123/jpah.8.4.457

Table 1.

Physical activity and sedentary behavior variables entering the latent class analysis

Data source Variable Measurement
Accelerometer (1) MVPA – weekdays 1 = <30 min per day, 2 = ≥30 min per day
(2) MVPA – weekend days 1 = <30 min per day, 2 = ≥30 min per day
3DPAR (3) Traditional sports 1 = <1 session/3 days, 2 = ≥1 session/3 days
(4) Fitness activities 1 = <1 session/3 days, 2 = ≥1 session/3 days
(5) Other sports/physical activities 1 = <1 session/3 days, 2 = ≥1 session/3 days
(6) Chores/work 1 = <1 session/3 days, 2 = ≥1 session/3 days
Student Survey (7) Watching TV 1 = <2 hours per day, 2 = ≥2 hours per day
(8) Watching DVDs or videos 1 = <1 hours per day, 2 = ≥1 hours per day
(9) Playing video or computer games 1 = <1 hours per day, 2 = ≥1 hours per day
(10) Using the Internet/computer 1 = <1 hours per day, 2 = ≥1 hours per day
(11) Talking/texting on the phone 1 = <1 hours per day, 2 = ≥1 hours per day
(12) Reading/homework 1 = <2 hours per day, 2 = ≥2 hours per day

Abbreviations: MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity; TV, television; DVD, digital video disc