Table 2.
Partial correlation coefficients controlled for age between adiposity and measures of physical activity and education by site and sex
| Ghana | South Africa | Jamaica | Seychelles | United States | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (53) | (43) | (55) | (50) | (74) | |||||||||||
| Men | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat |
| MVPA (min/day in 1-min bouts) | −0.15 | −0.11 | −0.01 | −0.17 | −0.01 | −0.06 | −0.02 | 0 | −0.05 | −0.31* | −0.31* | −0.36* | −0.25* | −0.24* | −0.28* |
| MVPA (min/day in 10-min bouts) | −0.06 | −0.18 | −0.20 | −0.05 | −0.14 | −0.23 | 0 | −0.1 | −0.09 | −0.28 | −0.36** | −0.41** | −0.23* | −0.24* | −0.27* |
| Sedentary Time (min/day in 1-min bouts) | −0.07 | −0.09 | 0.05 | −0.06 | −0.02 | 0.07 | −0.07 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.05 | −0.10 | −0.16 | −0.1 | −0.10 | −0.11 |
| Education (y) | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.11 |
| Ghana | South Africa | Jamaica | Seychelles | United States | |||||||||||
| (74) | (87) | (62) | (71) | (72) | |||||||||||
| WOMEN | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat | BMI | Waist | % Fat |
| MVPA (min/day in 1-min bouts) | 0.06 | −0.03 | −0.08 | −0.21* | −0.16 | −0.13 | −0.11 | −0.03 | −0.13 | 0.06 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.23* | −0.18 | −0.26 |
| MVPA (min/day in 10-min bouts) | −0.07 | 0.08 | 0.01 | −0.19 | −0.15 | −0.12 | −0.06 | −0.10 | −0.22 | −0.05 | 0 | −0.06 | −0.2 | −0.22 | −0.25* |
| Sedentary Time (min/day in 1-min bouts) | 0.09 | −0.07 | 0.09 | −0.13 | −0.26* | −0.23 | −0.21 | −0.23 | −0.21 | −0.2 | −0.26* | −0.18 | 0.1 | −0.06 | −0.06 |
| Education (y) | −0.2 | −0.24* | −0.22 | −0.05 | −0.13 | 0 | 0 | −0.02 | 0.10 | −0.12 | −0.15 | −0.01 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.06 |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.005, *** p < 0.001