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Table 3 Associations of sedentary behavior and physical activity (mean of daily values) with perceived health status. Legend: Logistic regression analysis adjusted for gender and school grade (Model 1),for gender, school grade and body mass index (Model 2) and for gender, school grade, body mass index and health-related symptoms (Model 3) predicting excellent perceived health status

From: Objectively measured sedentary behavior and physical activity of Finnish 7- to 14-year-old children– associations with perceived health status: a cross-sectional study

A

Model 1

  

Model 2

  

Model 3

  
 

OR

95 % CI

p-value

OR

95 % CI

p-value

OR

95 % CI

p-value

SB (h/day)

0.71

0.62-0.82

<0.001

0.76

0.66-0.88

<0.001

0.77

0.66-0.89

<0.001

Standing still (h/day)

1.42

0.94-2.16

0.100

1.46

0.93-2.32

0.103

1.48

0.93-2.37

0.099

Light PA (h/day)

1.88

1.27-2.77

0.002

1.70

1.11-2.61

0.016

1.69

1.08-2.65

0.021

MVPA (min per day/10)

1.08

1.03-1.13

0.001

1.05

1.00-1.11

0.043

1.05

1.00-1.11

0.061

Breaks in SB (number/day)

1.03

1.01-1.04

<0.001

1.01

1.00-1.03

0.086

1.01

0.99-1.03

0.190

Steps per day/1000 steps

1.10

1.05-1.16

<0.001

1.09

1.03-1.15

0.003

1.08

1.02-1.15

0.005

B

Model 1

  

Model 2

  

Model 3

  
 

OR

95 % CI

p-value

OR

95 % CI

p-value

OR

95 % CI

p-value

SB (h/day)

0.78

0.67-0.91

0.002

0.79

0.67-0.93

0.005

0.78

0.67-0.91

0.002

Steps per day/1000 steps

1.05

1.00-1.11

0.051

1.14

1.03-1.27

0.013

1.06

1.00-1.12

0.043

Breaks in SB (number/day)

1.02

1.00-1.03

0.061

      

MVPA (min per day/10)

   

0.92

0.84-1.02

0.100

   
  1. CI Confidence interval
  2. MVPA moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  3. OR odds ratio
  4. PA physical activity
  5. SB sedentary behavior
  6. A = indicators of sedentary behavior and physical activity analyzed separately
  7. B = statistically significant (p < 0.05) predictors included into the same model using backwards elimination method with likelihood ratio criteria