Table 3.
Longitudinal Relation of Physical Activity and Dietary Behaviors to BMI z-Score and Percent Body Fat in Children over 24 Months (N=254)a
| |
BMI z-score |
Percent body fat |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unstandardized coefficient | 95% CI | p | Unstandardized coefficient | 95% CI | p | |
| Physical activity (days/week) | −0.06** | −0.09, -0.02 | 0.004 | −0.77** | −1.13, °0.40 | 0.000 |
| Sedentary behavior (hours/day) | 0.04 | −0.01, 0.10 | 0.142 | 0.59* | 0.03, 1.15 | 0.040 |
| Juice (servings/day) | −0.04 | −0.21, 0.13 | 0.631 | −1.06 | −2.70, 0.57 | 0.202 |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages (servings/day) | 0.11 | −0.03, 0.25 | 0.124 | 1.40* | 0.09, 2.72 | 0.036 |
| High fat foods (foods/day) | −0.02 | −0.06, 0.03 | 0.409 | −0.38 | −0.81, 0.05 | 0.081 |
| Fruit and vegetables (servings/day) | -0.01 | −0.05, 0.03 | 0.644 | −0.18 | −0.59, 0.23 | 0.400 |
| Fast food/restaurants (times/week) | 0.07 | 0.00, 0.13 | 0.056 | 0.45 | −0.19, 1.10 | 0.168 |
| Meals in front of TV (times/week) | 0.02 | −0.02, 0.06 | 0.258 | 0.21 | −0.14, 0.55 | 0.238 |
| Breakfast as a family (days/week) | −0.04* | −0.07, 0.00 | 0.027 | −0.35* | −0.69, −0.02 | 0.039 |
| Dinner as a family (days/week) | −0.02 | −0.07, 0.02 | 0.361 | −0.34 | −0.78, 0.11 | 0.139 |
a
Controlling for age, gender, ethnicity (white non-Hispanic vs. other), parent education (college degree or more vs. no college degree), and height.
*
p<0.05. **p<0.01.
CI, Confidence interval.