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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obesity (Silver Spring). 2017 Nov 1;26(1):53–60. doi: 10.1002/oby.22052

Table 3.

Correlations between Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Steps Within Subject Groupsa

Total MVPA
(min/day)
LPA
(min/day)
Sedentary Time
(min/day)
Steps
(count/day)

WLM
Total MVPA (min/day) 1.00 0.228 (p=0.23) −0.205 (p=0.28) 0.99 (p<0.01)
LPA (min/day) 0.228 (p=0.23) 1.00 −0.630 (p<0.01) 0.26 (p=0.16)
Sedentary Time (min/day) 0.205 (p=0.28) −0.630 (p<0.01) 1.00 0.25 (0.17)
Steps (count/day) 0.99 (p<0.01) 0.26 (p=0.16) 0.25 (0.17) 1.00
NC
Total MVPA (min/day) 1.00 0.517 (p<0.01) −0.542 (p<0.01) 0.99 (p<0.01)
LPA (min/day) 0.517 (p<0.01) 1.00 −0.766 (p<0.01) 0.49 (p<0.01)
Sedentary Time (min/day) −0.542 (p<0.01) −0.766 (p<0.01) 1.00 −0.53 (p<0.01)
Steps (count/day) 0.99 (p<0.01) 0.49 (p<0.01) −0.53 (p<0.01) 1.00
OC
Total MVPA (min/day) 1.00 0.333 (p=0.09) 0.233 (p=0.24) 0.99 (p<0.01)
LPA (min/day) 0.333 (p=0.09) 1.00 −0.531 (p<0.01) 0.36 (p=0.07)
Sedentary Time (min/day) 0.233 (p=0.24) −0.531 (p<0.01) 1.00 0.27 (p=0.17)
Steps (count/day) 0.99 (p<0.01) 0.36 (p=0.07) 0.27 (p=0.17) 1.00
a

Results from Pearson Correlation with significant r and p values (alpha <0.05) indicated in bold. Weight Loss Maintainers (WLM); Normal Weight Controls (NC); Controls with Overweight/Obesity (OC). Light-Intensity Physical Activity (LPA); Moderate-to-Vigorous Intensity Physical Activity (MVPA).