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. 2015 Mar 18;12:38. doi: 10.1186/s12966-015-0197-1

Table 5.

Socio-ecological domains and final model for correlates of accelerometer measured SED and self-reported ST

Total Boys Girls
Variables β-coefficient Standard error p- value β-coefficient Standard error p- value β-coefficient Standard error p- value
Final model for total SED a
Waist circumference 1.54 0.31 <0.0001 1.38 0.48 0.0047 1.60 0.43 0.0002
# TVs in home 14.50 6.16 0.0190 25.33 9.75 0.0101 - - -
Automobiles in home - - - - - - 33.64 14.66 0.0225
Unhealthy diet score −2.49 2.69 0.3551 −1.75 4.39 0.6899 −1.02 3.56 0.7752
Sleep quantity 22.29 9.16 0.0156 30.48 13.98 0.0305 18.47 12.65 0.1455
Final model for ST a
Waist circumference 0.01 0.00 0.0182 - - - 0.01 0.01 0.0257
Mother weight status −0.10 0.08 0.0272 - - - −0.17 0.08 0.0272
Father education 0.02 0.07 0.0062 - - - 0.32 0.09 0.0009
# TVs in home 0.13 0.06 0.0461 0.20 0.09 0.0260 - - -
TV in bedroom −0.14 0.08 0.0793 −0.29 0.12 0.0146 −0.09 0.10 0.3680
Unhealthy eating score 0.13 0.03 <0.0001 0.07 0.03 0.0310 0.21 0.05 <0.0001
Healthy eating score −0.10 0.03 0.0001 - - - −0.10 0.04 0.0059
Weekend breakfast consumption −0.77 0.20 <0.0001 - - - −0.93 0.30 0.0021

aMultilevel general linear model including all significant variables from the full model, controlling for sex, ethnicity, household income, and number of siblings with school as a random effect.

PA: physical activity; TV: television.

NOTE: bolded data indicates significance (p<0.05).