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. 2013 Feb 18;8(2):e57101. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057101

Table 4. Associations between physical activity subcomponents and cardiometabolic risk factors in boys according to different published thresholds for the RT3 triaxial accelerometer.

Risk factor
zBMI zWC Body fat% CRF Systolic BP Diastolic BP TC:HDL ratio Triglycerides Blood glucose
β p β p β p β p β p β p β p β p β p
Rowlands [11]
SED .107 .589 .133 .510 .122 .546 −.058 .764 .128 .527 .152 .447 .370 .076 .492 .013 −.207 .323
LPA .459 .018 .401 .041 .350 .072 −.491 .010 .089 .639 .127 .500 .025 .898 .278 .126 .100 .609
MPA .187 .317 .203 .289 .080 .676 .167 .359 .185 .333 .258 .176 .073 .705 .250 .168 .179 .365
VPA .099 .568 .138 .436 .124 .486 .136 .421 .197 .267 .204 .248 .102 .569 .226 .180 .137 .454
Vanhelst [12]
SED .100 .623 .063 .762 .073 .717 .124 .541 .071 .735 .061 .762 .284 .171 .228 .262 .071 .737
LPA .336 .064 .230 .215 .319 .077 .279 .123 .043 .813 .248 .165 .236 .196 .334 .065 .126 .499
MPA .053 .793 .107 .611 .019 .923 .024 .906 .072 .732 .097 .632 .044 .829 .198 .330 .077 .717
VPA .125 .491 .168 .373 .122 .500 .024 .894 .181 .336 .181 .319 .208 .262 .086 .633 .144 .447
Chu [10]
SED .109 .606 .062 .717 .160 .431 .006 .975 .061 .773 .002 .992 .100 .638 .228 .280 .128 .543
LPA .269 .113 .168 .332 .322 .050 −.416 .010 .037 .826 .110 .502 .109 .516 .203 .226 .026 .876
MPA .021 .930 .034 .892 .040 .862 .091 .685 .022 .928 .137 .564 .058 .811 .121 .616 −.340 .162
VPA −.112 .572 −.020 .923 −.126 .510 .127 .489 −.158 .429 −.336 .089 .228 .254 −.079 .688 −.019 .924

zBMI, BMI z-score; zWC, waist circumference z-score; CRF, cardiorespiratory fitness; BP, blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SED, sedentary time; LPA, light physical activity; MPA, moderate physical activity; VPA, vigorous physical activity; significant associations highlighted in bold.