Table 4.

Associations between objectively evaluated children’s total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and parental support.

Questions		Mother				Father
		n	Least Square Mean	SE	p-Value	n	Least Square Mean	SE	p-Value
How much time do you spend with your child on weekdays?	High	302	8.4	0.2	0.314	138	8.4	0.2	0.388
	Low		8.7	0.2			8.1	0.3
How much time do you spend with your child on weekends?	High	279	8.4	0.2	0.034	134	8.4	0.2	0.516
	Low		9.3	0.4			8.1	0.3
How often do you encourage your child to be physically active?	Yes	301	8.8	0.2	0.106	137	8.6	0.2	0.2652
	No		8.3	0.2			7.8	0.3
Do you watch your child’s sporting events?	Yes	306	8.9	0.2	0.008	135	8.5	0.3	0.557
	No		8.2	0.2			8.2	0.2
Do you think that it is important for you to pay attention to sports?	Unimportant	302	7.8	0.5	0.492	137	7.5	0.5	0.464
	Somewhat important		8.7	0.3			8.6	0.4
	Important		8.5	0.2			8.3	0.2
Does your family enjoy sports or physical activities as a family recreational activity?	Yes	306	8.7	0.2	0.533	138	8.7	0.3	0.250
	No		8.5	0.2			8.1	0.2

Least square mean was adjusted for child’s age, gender, BMI z-score as fixed effects, and school as a random effect.