Table 3. Correlation coefficients (r and β) between body composition indices, energy expenditure, and physical fitness score of school children derived from partial correlation and multiple regression analysis.

Body composition and TEE rate	Physical fitness score
	r	ß
BMI	− 0.415 ***	− 0.015 **
WC (cm)	−0.522 ***	−0.025 ***
WHtR	−0.396 ***	−0.012 ***
TEE (kcal/day)	0.275 ***	0. 48 ** *

** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. BMR: basal metabolic rate (kcal/day); TEE: total energy expenditure (kcal/day); TMST: total media sitting time; BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, WHtR: waist height ratio