Table 3. Influences on physical activity expressed as counts per minute or the ratio of activity to sedentary time.
Counts per minute |
Ratio of LMV:S activity |
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Ratio | 95% CI | P | Ratio | 95% CI | P | |
Sex (boys versus girls) | 1.03 | 0.99, 1.07 | 0.078 | 1.12 | 1.02, 1.22 | 0.014 |
Age: 4 (all compared with age 3) | 0.62 | 0.59, 0.64 | < 0.001 | 0.49 | 0.45, 0.54 | < 0.001 |
5 | 0.58 | 0.56, 0.60 | < 0.001 | 0.49 | 0.45, 0.54 | < 0.001 |
5.5 | 0.46 | 0.44, 0.48 | < 0.001 | 0.41 | 0.37, 0.45 | < 0.001 |
6.5 | 0.50 | 0.47, 0.52 | < 0.001 | 0.55 | 0.50, 0.61 | < 0.001 |
7 | 0.49 | 0.47 0.51 | < 0.001 | 0.56 | 0.51, 0.62 | < 0.001 |
Number of valid hours (hour) | 1.02 | 1.01, 1.03 | < 0.001 | 1.08 | 1.07, 1.09 | < 0.001 |
Weekend (compared with weekday) | 1.03 | 1.02, 1.04 | < 0.001 | 0.94 | 0.91, 0.96 | < 0.001 |
Maximum temperature (°C) | 0.998 | 0.996, 0.999 | 0.002 | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.01 | 0.258 |
Minimum temperature (°C) | 0.997 | 0.995, 0.999 | 0.006 | 0.98 | 0.97, 0.99 | < 0.001 |
Rainfall (mm) | 0.998 | 0.997, 0.999 | < 0.001 | 0.99 | 0.98, 0.99 | < 0.001 |
Estimates are expressed as ratios which can also be interpreted as percentage difference