Table 6.

Comparison of BMD sites according total sedentary behaviors in children and adolescents

	Low SB (≤6.67 h)		Moderate SB (6.68-8.99 h)		High SB (≥9 h)
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P-value	ES
Arms BMD (g/cm2)	0.641	0.041	0.624	0.041	0.632	0.039	0.202	0.039
Legs BMD (g/cm2)*	0.965	0.086	0.934	0.096	0.877	0.209	0.068	0.066
Trunk BMD (g/cm2)	0.774	0.066	0.744	0.073	0.750	0.050	0.222	0.037
Pelvis BMD (g/cm2)	0.922	0.120	0.878	0.117	0.882	0.081	0.291	0.030
Column BMD (g/cm2)	0.830	0.084	0.786	0.088	0.849	0.255	0.207	0.038
Total BMD (g/cm2)	0.957	0.042	0.921a	0.053	0.929a	0.051	0.011	0.174

SB Sedentary behavior, SD Standard deviation, ES Effect size, BMD Bone mineral density Adjusted by sex. age. maturity offset. lean mass and physical activity;.; ^a statistically significant when compared to low SB. *This comparison lost significance after the insertion of physical activity as an adjustment variable