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Table 3 The associations between active school travel, BMI, and physical activity levels modified by distance to school (variables with significant associations shown)

From: School travel and children’s physical activity: a cross-sectional study examining the influence of distance

 

All (n = 785)

Boys (n = 428)

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

Total counts (counts/day)

    

Week

P = 0.04

   

0–500 m

-50213.1

-120094.4,19668.2

  

501–1000 m

20659.1

-10053.1,51371.4

  

1001–1600 m

63773.1***

28633.4,98912.7

  

>1600 m

41555.7

-13311.8,96423.1

  

Weekdays

P = 0.03

   

0–500 m

-17638.7

-78480.8,43203.4

  

501–1000 m

22132.8

-12344.7,56610.3

  

1001–1600 m

73435.5***

37674.3,109196.7

  

>1600 m

40286.6

-15650.9,96224.0

  

Mean counts (counts/min)

    

Week

P < 0.001

 

P = 0.05

 

0–500 m

-73.1*

-145.7,–0.4

-59.6

-153.1,34.0

501–1000 m

7.0

-35.9,50.0

27.3

-18.5,73.0

1001–1600 m

67.2**

23.7,110.7

79.6***

34.0,125.1

>1600 m

44.1

-18.8,107.1

59.0

-12.4,130.5

Weekdays

P = 0.02

   

0–500 m

-46.3

-120.2,27.7

  

501–1000 m

7.2

-40.6,55.00

  

1001–1600 m

78.3***

34.1,122.5

  

>1600 m

48.0

-18.6,114.5

  

Moderate intensity activity (counts/min)

    

Week

P = 0.03

 

P = 0.02

 

0–500 m

-3.8

-9.2,1.65

-5.2

-11.5,1.1

501–1000 m

2.1

-0.1,4.2

2.2

-0.1,4.5

1001–1600 m

5.0***

2.2,7.9

5.6***

2.3,9.0

>1600 m

4.1*

0.0,8.3

4.3*

0.1,8.5

Weekdays

  

P = 0.02

 

0–500 m

  

-1.6

-5.2,2.1

501–1000 m

  

2.4

-0.3,5.2

1001–1600 m

  

6.1**

2.3,10.0

>1600 m

  

5.6*

1.2,10.0

MVPA (min)

    

Week

P = 0.04

 

P = 0.03

 

0–500 m

-5.8

-13.0,1.4

-7.7

-16.0,0.6

501–1000 m

2.2

-0.9,5.4

2.7

-0.8,6.2

1001–1600 m

5.9**

2.0,9.9

6.8**

2.4,11.2

>1600 m

4.6

-1.3,10.6

4.3

-1.7,10.3

Weekdays

  

P = 0.03

 

0–500 m

  

-3.4

-8.9,2.1

501–1000 m

  

3.0

-0.9,6.9

1001–1600 m

  

7.6**

2.5,12.7

>1600 m

  

5.3

-0.8,11.5

  1. Footnote: ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; non-significant interactions are not reported. β, Exponentiated beta coefficients; CI, confidence interval; MVPA, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. The models were adjusted for age, neighbourhood type (and sex in models for whole sample) with distance to school as a modifier.