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. 2015 Nov 19;24(5):2259–2268. doi: 10.1007/s00520-015-2993-1

Table 3.

Results of univariate and multiple linear regression analyses for cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity and sedentary behavior in children with cancer

Physical activity (activity counts per minute) Sedentary behavior (min sedentary) Cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak; ml/kg/min)
Univariate regression Multiple regression
model 1
Univariate regression Multiple regression
model 2
Univariate regression Multiple regression model 3
Independent variables B (95 % CI) B (95 % CI) B (95 % CI) B (95 % CI) B (95 % CI) B (95 % CI)
Age (years)
Sexa (0/1)
Muscle strength
* Upper body strength
* Lower body strength
Percentage of fat mass
Lean body mass
Cancerb (0/1)
Treatmentc (0/1)
Amputationd (0/1)
VCR used (0/1)
Glucocorticoid used (0/1)
During/after cancer treatmente (0/1)
Sports part before DXf (0/1)
Fatigueg
Depressive symptoms
Athletic competence
R2 (SEE)
−15.4 (−23.6 to −7.2)***
−43.5 (−99.7 to 12.8)
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
−0.1 (−0.3 to 0.2)
−0.0 (−0.2 to 0.1)
−5.4 (−9.0 to −1.7)**
−0.0 (−0.0 to 0.0)
−18.6 (−77.7 to 40.5)
−15.9 (−73.9 to 42.1)
−34.6 (−122.2 to 53.0)
−38.2 (−95.4 to 19.0)
3.6 (−53.0 to 60.2)
63.9 (3.4 to 124.3)*
27.2 (−41.8 to 96.1)
2.6 (1.5 to 3.7)***
−6.2 (−11.9 to −0.5)*
0.9 (−0.1 to 1.8)
−11.9 (−19.8 to −4.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
0.387 (85.0)
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
1.8 (0.7 to 2.9)**
0.387 (85.0)
0.387 (85.0)
0.387 (85.0)
14.6 (7.8 to 21.5)***
28.4 (−20.5 to 77.2)
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
0.1 (−0.1 to 0.3)
0.1 (−0.1 to 0.2)
4.9 (1.8 to 7.9)**
0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)*
10.4 (−40.6 to 61.4)
3.4 (−46.7 to 53.5)
25.9 (−49.7 to 101.5)
35.0 (−14.8 to 84.8)
6.7 (−42.0 to 55.4)
−47.9 (−100.4 to 4.7)
−14.5 (−74.5 to 45.5)
−2.1 (−3.1 to −1.1)***
5.8 (0.9 to 10.7)*
−0.6 (−1.4 to 0.2)
10.0 (3.5 to 16.5)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
−1.2 (−2.2 to −0.2)*
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
3.7 (1.1 to 6.3)**
0.430 (71.0)
−0.1 (−0.9 to 0.6)
−4.0 (−8.7 to 0.8)
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
0.0 (−0.0 to 0.0)
0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)
−0.8 (−1.0 to −0.5)***
0.0 (0.0 to 0.0)
−3.6 (−8.5 to 1.3)
−3.1 (−8.0 to 1.8)
−3.3 (−10.7 to 4.1)
−4.7 (−9.7 to 0.2)
1.1 (−3.7 to 6.0)
7.4 (2.4 to 12.3)**
1.5 (−4.2 to 7.2)
0.2 (0.1 to 0.3)***
−0.8 (−1.3 to −0.4)**
0.2 (0.1 to 0.2)***
−0.5 (−0.7 to −0.2)***
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
−0.5 (−0.7 to −0.2)***
68.0 (18.1 to 118.0)**
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
0.2 (0.1 to 0.3)***
3.9 (0.3 to 7.5)*
0.1 (0.0 to 0.1)*
0.648 (5.7)
Physical activity
Sedentary behavior
Cardiorespiratory fitness
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−0.99 (−1.1 to −0.8)***
6.99 (4.4 to 9.6)***
−0.73 (−0.9 to −0.6)***
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−5.87 (−8.0 to −3.7)***
0.05 (0.0 to 0.1)***
−0.06 (−0.1 to −0.0)***
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a0: boys; a1: girls; b0; hematological malignancy b1: solid tumor; c0: chemotherapy c1: chemotherapy in combination with one or more other treatment modalities; d0: no; d1: yes; e0: during treatment; e1: after treatment; f0: no sport before diagnosis; f1: did sport before cancer diagnosis; g higher scores indicate less fatigue

Model 1: factors before backward selection: (1) age, (2) percentage of fat mass, (3) lean body mass, (4) being during/after cancer treatment, (5) fatigue, and (6) depressive symptoms

Model 2: factors before backward selection: (1) age, (2) percentage of fat mass, (3) lean body mass, (4) being during/after cancer treatment, (5) fatigue, and (6) depressive symptoms

Model 3: factors before backward selection: (1) lower body muscle strength, (2) percentage of fat mass, (3) being during/after cancer treatment, (4) fatigue, (5) depressive symptoms, and (6) athletic competence

CI confidence interval, B regression coefficient, VCR vincristine, DX diagnosis, R 2 r-squared, SEE standard error of the mean

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001