Table 3.
The cross-classified model assessing the relationship between child’s LPA and child variables (model 1), day type (model 2), weather variables (model 3), and child- and day-level variables (model 4)
| Variable | Category | Model 1 | SE | p value | Model 2 | SE | p value | Model 3 | SE | p value | Model 4 | SE | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Est | Est | Est | Est | ||||||||||
| Intercept | 261.80 | 19.85 | 261.08 | 7.61 | 255.64 | 13.24 | 272.10 | 21.35 | |||||
| Gender (ref: girls) | Boys | 14.78 | 10.02 | 0.14 | 14.89 | 10.20 | 0.14 | ||||||
| Age | Years | − 9.33 | 3.43 | < 0.01 | − 9.36 | 3.49 | < 0.01 | ||||||
| Ethnicity (ref: Caucasian) | Indigenous and visible minority | 10.42 | 10.42 | 0.32 | 10.59 | 10.60 | 0.32 | ||||||
| Physical functioning (ref: low) | High | 24.72 | 10.58 | 0.02 | 25.18 | 10.77 | 0.02 | ||||||
| Parents take part in activities (ref: disagree) | Agree | − 4.18 | 10.24 | 0.68 | − 4.31 | 10.42 | 0.68 | ||||||
| Number of parents (ref: two) | One | 3.22 | 14.82 | 0.83 | 3.55 | 15.06 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Mother’s education (ref: high school or below) | College or above | − 23.36 | 11.80 | 0.05 | − 24.21 | 12.00 | 0.04 | ||||||
| Social barrier | 8.83 | 7.22 | 0.22 | 8.58 | 7.35 | 0.24 | |||||||
| Safety barrier | 7.52 | 6.54 | 0.25 | 7.79 | 6.56 | 0.24 | |||||||
| Neighbourhood barrier | 4.19 | 7.63 | 0.58 | 4.30 | 7.76 | 0.68 | |||||||
| Physical environment (ref: rural small town) | Rural | − 4.72 | 13.51 | 0.73 | 3.53 | 12.05 | 0.77 | ||||||
| Day type (ref: weekday) | Weekend day | − 37.02 | 10.95 | < 0.01 | − 37.24 | 9.61 | < 0.01 | ||||||
| Rain days (ref: no) | Yes | − 53.49 | 17.03 | < 0.01 | − 50.01 | 13.79 | < 0.01 | ||||||
| Snow days (ref: no) | Yes | − 4.90 | 16.52 | 0.77 | − 3.45 | 13.04 | 0.79 | ||||||
| Maximum temperature | 0.24 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.42 |
Terms in italics indicate reference group
Values in boldface indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05)