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. 2016 Mar 22;13:39. doi: 10.1186/s12966-016-0358-x

Table 3.

Associations between MVPA, LPA, and Total Activity Counts and Overweight/Obesity Status and Sex

Overweight/Obesity status Sex
β coefficienta 95% CI p-value β coefficientb 95 % CI p-value
MVPA minutes
 Total daily −7.8 −11.9–3.7 0.0002 −17.8 −13.8–21.8 <.0001
 School-time −3.0 −4.5–1.4 0.0002 −7.8 −6.3–9.3 <.0001
 Weekday Out-of-School −4.6 −7.5–1.7 0.001 −8.2 −5.4–10.9 <.0001
 Weekendc −11.0 −19.0–3.0 0.007 −22.6 −14.8–30.5 <.0001
LPA minutes
 Total daily 2.2 −7.8–12.3 0.66 −9.3 0.5–19.1 0.06
 School-time −0.6 −6.39–5.31 0.85 −9.9 −4.3–15.7 0.0007
 Weekday Out-of-School 2.8 −3.6–9.2 0.39 −4.1 2.1–10.4 0.19
 Weekendc 1.0 −14.3–16.3 0.89 5.7 −8.9–20.3 0.44
Total Activity Counts
 Total daily −37,395 −63,046–11,743 0.004 −89,813 −64,888–114,819 <.0001
 School-time −14,704 −24,638–4,769 0.004 −40,649 −30.923–50,375 <.0001
 Weekday Out-of-School −21,736 −38,940–4,531 0.02 −42,635 −25,825–59,444 <.0001
 Weekendc −52,490 −101,963–3,015 0.03 −109,899 −61,159–158,638 <.0001

aRepresents difference in PA between overweight/obese participants and normal/underweight participants. Results are based on mixed linear regression models adjusted for grade, sex, race/ethnicity, SES, weather conditions, wear-time, and clustering within schools

bRepresents difference in PA between girls and boys. Results are based on mixed linear regression models adjusted for grade, weight status, race/ethnicity, SES, weather conditions, wear-time, and clustering within schools

c n = 368