TABLE 2.

Association between increasing total physical activity (cpm) and MVPA (min/day) and body composition.

Body region	Pacific		NZ European		All participants ≠
	n = 114		n = 158		n = 272
	Total daily PA, difference (95% CI) per 100 units increase	MVPA, Difference (95% CI) per 10 units increase	Total daily PA, difference (95% CI) per 100 units increase	MVPA, difference (95% CI) per 10 units increase	Total daily PA, difference (95% CI) per 100 units increase	MVPA, difference (95% CI) per 10 units increase
Trunk fat%	−0.5 (−1.2, 0.3)	−0.95 (−1.80, −0.10)*	−0.8 (−1.5, −0.1)*	−0.91 (−1.63, −0.19)*	−0.7 (−1.2, −0.2)*	−0.95 (−1.49, −0.40)**
Android fat%	−0.5 (−0.4, 0.3)	−0.90 (−1.84, 0.05)	−0.8 (−1.6, 0.0)*	−0.94 (−1.72, −0.16)*	−0.7 (−1.2, −0.1)*	−0.95 (−1.54, −0.36)**
Gynoid fat%	−0.4 (−0.9, 0.1)	−0.65 (−1.20, −0.10)*	−0.7 (−1.2, −0.2)**	−0.65 (−1.15, −0.16)**	−0.6 (−0.9, −0.2)**	−0.67 (−1.04, −0.31)***
Visceral fat%	−0.5 (−0.4, 0.3)	−0.91 (−1.90, 0.07)	−0.9 (−1.7, 0.0)*	−1.00 (−1.83, −0.17)*	−0.7 (−1.3, −0.1)*	−0.99 (−1.62, −0.37)**
Total body fat%	−0.4 (−0.0, 0.2)	−0.89 (−1.56, −0.21)*	−0.8 (−1.4, −0.2)**	−0.85 (−1.47, −0.23)**	−0.6 (−1.1, 0.2)**	−0.88 (−1.33, −0.42)***
Waist circumference (cm)	−0.5 (−1.9, 1.0)	−1.37 (−3.05, 0.31)	−0.6 (−1.8, 0.5)	−1.39 (−2.52, −0.27)*	−0.7 (−1.6, 0.2)	−1.58 (−2.46, −0.70)***
BMI (kg m–2)	0.1 (−0.7, 0.8)	−0.46 (−1.30, 0.37)	−0.3 (−0.8, 0.2)	−0.53 (−1.03, −0.4)*	−0.3 (−0.7, 0.1)	−0.64 (−1.05, −0.23)**

Total n = 272: Pacific n = 114 (n = 2 with missing NZDep2013 data), NZE n = 158 (n = 1 with missing NZDep2013 data) Abbreviations: NZ, New Zealand; PA, physical activity; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity. All models adjusted for age and NZDep2013; ≠ model further adjusted for ethnicity; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. Regression coefficients represent the change in the outcome per 100 cpm change in total daily PA and 10 min change in MVPA.