Table 2.

Moderated Mediation of the Association of Physical Activity and Overweight/Obesity by Race and Pubertal Status

BMI	Path A	Path B	Path C’	Indirect effect
	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)
Black girls	0.41 (0.12)**	−0.18 (0.01)**	0.02 (0.01)	−0.07**
White girls	0.60 (0.17)**	−0.20 (0.01)**	−0.003 (0.02)	−0.12**
Early-middle puberty	0.38 (0.10)**	−0.22 (0.006)**	0.03 (0.01)*	−0.09**
Late puberty	−0.05 (0.10)	−0.15 (0.005)**	−0.001 (0.01)	0.008

% BF	Path A	Path B	Path C’	Indirect Effect
	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)
Black girls	0.41 (0.12)**	−0.18 (0.04)**	−0.06 (0.06)	−0.73**
White girls	0.60 (0.17)**	−1.90 (0.04)**	−0.07 (0.07)	−1.14**
Early-middle puberty	0.38 (0.10)**	−1.97 (0.03)**	−0.02 (0.06)	−0.76**
Late puberty	−0.05 (0.10)	−1.67 (0.04)**	−0.08 (0.08)	0.09

Path A, path from MVPA to CRF; Path B, path from CRF to BMI/% BF; Path C′, path from MVPA to BMI/% BF.

Bold values indicate statistical significance; ^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.01.

BMI, body mass index; % BF, percentage body fat; SE, standard error.