Table 3.

Linear regression analysis of dietary behaviors, physical activity and sedentary lifestyle with BMI among Pakistani primary school children (n = 1860)^a,b

Characteristics	Regression coefficient (95% CI)	Standard error
Skipping breakfast	1.87 (1.12 to 2.62)†	0.38
Eating fast food and snacks	0.48 (0.20 to 0.76)‡	0.14
Physical activityc	-0.38 (-0.61 to -0.16)‡	0.12
Sedentary lifestyled	0.63 (0.32 to 0.93)†	0.16

^† P < 0.001, ^‡P = 0.001

^aThe model is controlled for age and gender

^bR² = 0.253

^cPhysical activity included running or jogging, cycling, housework or yard work, and sports involving physical movement (see details in methods)

^dSedentary lifestyle included television viewing, working on computer and playing video games