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. 2016 Jan 22;16:58. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2659-4

Table 2.

Correlates of children’s sedentary behavior that were reported in <4 findings (insufficient evidence)

Overall sedentary behavior TV viewing Computer/DVD/video games Screen based SB Non-screen based SB
Intrapersonal Intrapersonal Intrapersonal Intrapersonal Intrapersonal
At ‘unidentified locations’ At ‘unidentified locations’ At ‘unidentified locations’ At ‘unidentified locations’ At ‘unidentified locations’
 +[48] Race (non-Caucasian)  +[47]ceg /0[22], [47]df BMI  +[25, 27]b/0[27]aSex (male)  +[3335] Sex (male)  -[27], [34, 35] Sex (male)
 +[11]h/0[11]i AS MVPA  +[48]Race (non-Caucasian)  +34/0[27] Age  +34/033 Age  +[34, 35]/0[27] Age
 +[28] Parental education  +[47]cef/0[47]gd Child behavior autonomy Social  +[34] Race (non-Caucasian)  0[34] Race (non-Caucasian)
 +[32] Sometimes eats breakfast (ref always eat)  -[47]ce/0[47]dfg Father’s income high (ref low)  0[27] Family structure (1 parent house) Social Social
 -[37] Child IM: high (ref low)  0[22] Sum of skinfolds Physical/Policy At ‘unidentified locations’ At ‘unidentified locations’
 -[28] Deprivation (ref least deprived)  0[22] Waist:Hip ratio  −0[25] Country (Bulgaria, Taiwan, USA)  -[34] With peer group AS  +[34] With mum/dad AS
 0[28] No. of cars at home  0[47] Father’s income med (ref low)  0[27]Attends AS Program (ref other care) Physical/Policy  +[34] With unrelated adult AS
 0[28] Household income  0[47] Mother’s income high/ med (ref low) At ‘unidentified locations’  0[27] Family structure (1 parent house)
 0[32] Poor/Good quality breakfast eaten (ref none eaten) Social  -[34] Time in public place AS Physical/Policy
At after-school program  0[27] Family structure (1 parent house)  -[34] Time outside at home AS At ‘unidentified locations’
 -[29] AS MVPA  -[34]Time outside at other house (not own)
 0[26, 31]j BMI Physical/Policy  +[27]Attends AS Program (ref other care)
Social
At ‘unidentified locations’ At ‘unidentified locations’
 0[23] Mother’s SB  +[47] Country: Portugal, Estonia, Norway (each ref Denmark)
 0[23] Father’s SB  0[25] Country (Bulgaria, Taiwan, USA)
Physical/Policy  +[47] TV environment
At ‘unidentified locations’  +[47]d/0[47]cefg No. TV sets in the home
 -[28] Home has private garden  0[47] TV in bedroom
 -[36]h/0[36]i Outdoor play  -[27]Attends AS Program (ref other care)
 -[30]i/0[30]h Attends AS Program (ref home)
 -[44]h/0[44]i Season (winter)
 0[38] Country:England (ref Spain)
 +[46] Rainfall
At after-school program
 +[21]h/0[21]i AS Program has PA policy
 +[21] AS Program collects feedback on activities children want
 +[21]h AS Program staff provided with 1-4 h of PA training
 +[21]h/0[21]i AS Program undergone ≥1 year of evaluation
 +[29] Duration of AS Program session
 +[29] AS Program conducted inside
 -[21]i/0[21]h AS Program provides activities for both sexes
 -[29] ≥25 % of AS Program allocated to PA
 0[21] AS Program provides age and skill appropriate activities
 0[29] AS Program provides organised/free play activities
 0[29]AS Program provides non-fixed equipment
 0[29] No. of children
 0[29] AS Program boys:girls ratio
 0[29] AS Program staff:children ratio
 0[21] Presence of parent workshop promoting importance of PA
 0[21] AS Program curriculum undergone formal evaluation

Abbreviations: ‘0’ null association, ‘+’ positive association, ‘-’ negative association, AS after school, MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, SB sedentary behavior, IM independent mobility

aAfrican American sample

bCaucasian sample

cAll sample, includes children from Denmark, Portugal, Estonia and Norway

dEstonia sample

eDenmark sample

fNorway sample

gPortugal sample

hMale

iFemale

jsample at after-school programs