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. 2021 Oct 25;21:1937. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11974-4

Table 4.

Variability of quantitative BMI values and movement behaviors measurements between the Environment’s classes

Quantitative variables Class 1 (n: 52) Class 2 (n: 218) Class 3 (n: 39) p
Median 25thP - 75thP Median 25thP - 75thP Median 25thP - 75thP
BMI (kg/m2) 20.20 18.65–22.27 21.00 19.07–23.20 21.10 18.90–22.80 0.532
SB (min/day) 707.50 684.60–758.70 701.25 653.30–741.25 681.40 610.40–728.60 0.059
Light PA (min/day) 147.70c 120.25–169.82 161.35 130.77–184.45 168.10c 129.90–202.50 0.022a
Moderate PA (min/day) 38.20 29.40–47.70 35.45 28.20–47.32 36.80 27.60–54.30 0.381
Vigorous PA (min/day) 18.90 13.02–31.72 25.00 14.77–38.50 19.20 12.30–29.40 0.160
MVPA (min/day) 61.65 46.62–77.07 62.55 44.80–81.42 54.90 42.80–90.70 0.891
Number of Steps 8353.20 6905.47–9967.07 8314.60 6541.85–10,130.27 7649.60 5797.70–10,653.30 0.689
SD (hours/day) 7.60 7.30–8.00 7.40 6.80–8.00 7.40 6.90–8.10 0.161
ST (hours/day) 5.80 3.42–10.40 7.90 4.90–10.90 5.90 3.10–9.00 0.038a
CT (hours/day) 4.75 2.60–9.07 6.95 4.10–10.00 5.30 2.40–9.00 0.035a
TST (min/day) 486.50bc 351.00–604.50 377.00b 277.75–491.00 360.00c 236.00–549.00 0.001a

Class 1 Best Perceived Environment, Class 2 Moderate Perceived Environment, Class 3 Worst Perceived Environment, BMI Body mass index, PA Physical activity, MVPA Moderate to vigorous physical activity, SD Sleep duration, ST Screen time, CT Cell time, TST Total sitting time, min/day minute per day, hours/day hours per day, 25thP 25th percentile, 75thP 75th percentile

aSignificative p-value (p < 0.05) Kruskal-Wallis test

bSignificative p-value (p < 0.016) of Bonferroni post-roc teste between class 1 and class 2

cSignificative p-value (p < 0.016) of Bonferroni post-roc teste between class 1 and class 3