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. 2016 Jun 3;3(2):375–388. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2016.2.375

Table 2. Associations between objectively determined time spent sedentary or in MVPA and self-reported sedentary behaviors during weekdays and weekends at baseline. Values are Pearson correlation coefficients.

			Sitting^b (min/day)	TV time^b (min/day)	Computer^b (min/day)
TOTAL SAMPLE	*Weekdays*	Sedentary (min/day) ^a	0.212 **	0.011	−0.013
	*Weekdays*	MVPA (min/day)	−0.129 *	−0.092	−0.080
	*Weekend*	Sedentary (min/day) ^a	0.199 **	0.229 **	0.244 **
	*Weekend*	MVPA (min/day)	−0.148 **	−0.018	−0.055
NORMAL WEIGHT	*Weekdays*	Sedentary (min/day) ^a	0.210 **	−0.006	0.036
	*Weekdays*	MVPA (min/day)	−0.156 *	−0.062	−0.088
	*Weekend*	Sedentary (min/day) ^a	0.228 **	0.125	0.258 **
	*Weekend*	MVPA (min/day)	−0.158 *	0.026	−0.083
OVERW./OBESE	*Weekdays*	Sedentary (min/day) ^a	0.238 **	−0.022	−0.090
	*Weekdays*	MVPA (min/day)	−0.137	−0.057	−0.031
	*Weekend*	Sedentary (min/day) ^a	0.180 *	0.348 **	0.275 **
	*Weekend*	MVPA (min/day)	−0.166 *	−0.076	−0.072

^a objectively assessed sedentary time excluding sleep; ^b self-reported sedentary time

MVPA… time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

* significant coefficient at p < 0.05 ** significant coefficient at p < 0.01