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. 2017 Jan 19;5:e2902. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2902

Table 6. Parameter estimates from the mixed-effects models for weight, using baseline MVPA (model 1), light (model 2) and sedentary activity (model 3).

Variable Model 1: MVPA (1-min bouts) Model 2: Light activity (1-min bouts) Model 3: Sedentary activity (1-min bouts)
Estimate 95% CI p-value Estimate 95% CI p-value Estimate 95% CI p-value
Intercept 4.288 (2.688–5.887) <0.001 4.448 (2.56, 6.33) <0.001 3.995 (1.766, 6.224) <0.001
Baseline weight (kg) 0.986 (0.976–0.995) <0.001 0.98 (0.975, 0.993) <0.001 0.985 (0.976, 0.994) <0.001
Age (y) −0.059 (−0.088, −0.0316) <0.001 −0.062 (−0.090, −0.034) <0.001 −0.06 (−0.089, −0.032) <0.001
Men −0.45 (−0.821, −0.078) 0.02 −0.653 (−0.996, −0.301) <0.001 −0.665 (−1.009, −0.320) <0.001
Site 0.29 0.34 0.28
Ghana −0.569 (−1.75, 0.611) 0.34 −0.528 (−1.705, 0.649) 0.38 −0.447 (−1.621, 0.728) 0.46
RSA −0.924 (−2.02, 0.168) 0.1 −0.874 (−1.959, 0.211) 0.11 −0.877 (−1.950, 0.196) 0.11
Jamaica −0.184 (−1.546, 1.179) 0.79 −0.173 (−1.531, 1.184) 0.8 −0.199 (−1.557, 1.160) 0.77
Seychelles −0.008 (−1.100, 1.085) 0.99 −0.019 (−1.104, 1.067) 0.97 0.087 (−1.032, 1.207) 0.88
Activity estimate (1-min bout) 0.0004 (−0.013, 0.013) 0.95 0.0003 (−0.004, 0.005) 0.88 0.002 (−0.005, 0.008) 0.61
Follow-up time (mo) −0.201 (−0.905, 0.502) 0.57 0.176 (−0.855, 1.207) 0.74 0.036 (−1.376, 1.449) 0.96
Follow-up time*site 0.06 0.052 0.05
Ghana 0.644 (−0.247, 1.535) 0.16 0.632 (−0.253, 1.517) 0.16 0.586 (−0.296, 1.469) 0.19
RSA 0.961 (0.124, 1.798) 0.02 0.94 (0.112, 1.768) 0.03 0.966 (0.145, 1.787) 0.02
Jamaica −0.329 (−1.42, 0.760) 0.55 −0.35 (−1.435, 0.736) 0.53 −0.337 (−1.424, 0.749) 0.54
Seychelles 0.54 (−0.281, 1.361) 0.2 0.576 (−0.238, 1.390) 0.17 0.556 (−0.286, 1.398) 0.20
MVPA*follow-up time 0.001 (−0.009, 0.011) 0.83 −0.001 (−0.005, 0.002) 0.46 −0.0009 (−0.006, 0.004) 0.77