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Table 1 Pearson’s correlation coefficients for self-reported physical activities at recess and objectively measured physical activity (minutes/hour) during the school day in grades 4-5 and 7-8 students

From: Recess physical activity and school-related social factors in Finnish primary and lower secondary schools: cross-sectional associations

 

All (n = 229)

Boys (n = 95)

Girls (n = 134)

 

Sed

Light PA

MVPA

Sed

Light PA

MVPA

Sed

Light PA

MVPA

Sitting

0.31**

-0.31**

-0.40**

0.41**

-0.32**

-0.44**

0.31**

-0.42**

-0.42**

Standing around

0.45**

-0.46**

-0.50**

0.47**

-0.34**

-0.53**

0.44**

-0.53**

-0.47**

Walking

-0.18*

0.14

0.06

-0.22*

0.20

0.20

-0.15

0.08

-0.09

Physically active play

-0.57**

0.57**

0.52**

-0.63**

0.53**

0.61**

-0.55**

0.63**

0.42**

Ball games

-0.51**

0.48**

0.57**

-0.62**

0.50**

0.62**

-0.43**

0.44**

0.47**

Combined measure

         

PA at recess1

-0.57**

0.55**

0.59**

-0.63**

0.51**

0.64**

-0.56**

0.61**

0.51**

  1. Note: Sed = sedentary time. PA = physical activity. MVPA = moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity. PA = physical activity. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Measure is the mean of the measures “sitting”, “standing around”, “walking”, “physically active play”, and “ball games”.